New round of talks on Ukraine crisis end with reported progress, but no breakthrough
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Negotiators say progress has been made at the latest round of talks on resolving the Ukraine conflict but there has been no breakthrough.
The so-called Contact Group of representatives from Russia, Ukraine and the Organization for Security and Cooperation met Tuesday in the Belarusian capital along with representatives o the pro-Russian separatist rebels in eastern Ukraine. Fighting between Ukrainian forces and rebels has killed more than 6,400 people over the past 14 months and persists despite a cease-fire called in February.
Heidi Tagliavini, the OSCE envoy at the talks, said the atmosphere was more constructive than in some previous rounds.
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An array of political, security, humanitarian and economic questions face the negotiators, including the contentious issue of how much autonomy the rebel regions could achieve.