Russian President, Vladimir Putin, left, gestures as German Chancellor, Angela Merkel and Ukrainian President, Petro Poroshenko, stand nearby during a meeting in Minsk, Belarus, Wednesday, February 11, 2015. Leaders of Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany are gathering for crucial talks in the hope of negotiating an end fighting between Russia-backed separatist and government forces in eastern Ukraine. (Photo by Kirill Kudryavtsev/AP Photo)
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