Another round of peace talks on Ukraine in Belarusian capital of Minsk involving envoys from Russia, Ukraine, the OSCE and militant forces ended without no agreements reached.
Four topics were on the agenda, with the demilitarization of Shyrokyne and the extension of a buffer zone along other parts of the front line, Ukraine Today reports.
Plans to create a buffer zone east of Mariupol have angered a number of local residents amid fears that Russian-backed militant units would launch a fresh offensive along the coastline, if Ukrainian forces were to give up the Azov Sea littoral village of Shyrokyne.
As the talks seem to be in stalemate, joint Russian-separatist forces continue attacking Ukrainian positions in Donbas.
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