Belarus says Minsk talks on Ukraine crisis ‘cancelled’

‘Belarus says the awaited Minsk peace negotiations between representatives of Ukraine’s government and pro-Russian forces have been cancelled after Ukrainian officials refused to show up.

“The Foreign Ministry of Belarus confirmed today that Kiev (representatives) won’t come. The talks have been cancelled,” pro-Russians’ representative, Denis Pushilin, told reporters in the Belarusian capital on Friday.

The development comes a day after Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko urged all sides involved in the Ukraine conflict to “do their utmost to stop that war.”’

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