Belarus: DPR and LPR officials meet Contact Group for further Minsk talks

Members of the of the Trilateral Contact Group on the settlement of the Ukrainian crisis met with spokespersons for self-proclaimed Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR/DNR: LPR/LNR) in Minsk, Wednesday, for further discussions on a diplomatic solution to the conflict. Representatives from Ukraine, the Russian Federation, and the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) reportedly discussed creating subgroups to monitor the implementation of February's Minsk ceasefire agreement with DPR and LPR officials, including Vladislav Deynego. Russian special envoy Azamat Kulmukhametov is expected to arrive in Minsk later in the day, representing the Kremlin in place of Russian Ambassador to Ukraine Mikhail Zurabov.