MINSK, Belarus, Dec. 24 (UPI) -- Delayed negotiations aimed at ending the Ukraine conflict resumed Wednesday in Minsk, Belarus.
A ceasefire and framework for a peace agreement were resolved in September but were not observed. The current round of talks is expected to concentrate on humanitarian aid, prisoner exchanges and troop withdrawals, and representatives of Ukraine, Russia and pro-Russian rebels are in attendance, as is the monitoring group Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe.