Kiev, Ukraine (CNN)Amid renewed violence in eastern Ukraine, the leaders of Russia, Ukraine, Germany and France planned a face-to-face meeting in Belarus on Wednesday. The gathering of the four presidents, who have been talking for days on the phone or through diplomatic channels, is a significant development, as the heads of state would not want to walk away from such a gathering empty-handed. A spokesman for the German government told CNN that "all sides have agreed" to the meeting. But an attempt to gather these four leaders in January fell through after negotiations failed to reap agreements before the meeting date.
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Russian, Ukrainian, German and French leaders plan to meet in Minsk, Belarus, on Wednesday
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The U.N. says Hundreds of civilians have been killed this year in the Ukraine crisis
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