Vladimir Putin and Petro Poroshenko meet in Minsk. -Reuters.
Ukraine claims to have captured 10 Russian paratroopers as the leaders of Ukraine and Russia meet. -Reuters. Ukraine claims that the troops were on a specific mission and that they were not in the area by mistake. They released a video to their facebook page offering proof. Russia is claiming that these troops entered the area by accident. The troops were captured near the fighting in Donetsk.
Ukraine Today.
My Comment:
More proof that Russia is deeply involved in the Ukrainian civil war. That's nothing new of course but until this point they didn't have solid proof of Russian troops. My question is whether these troops were mistreated or tortured by the Ukrainians. It seems odd to me that would talk so freely. Especially if they were elite paratroopers. I don't know if these soldiers would be covered under the Geneva conventions or not, but I would think that all they would be required to say is their name, rank and serial number.
As for the talks, I am not optimistic that they will result in a breakthrough. Putin holds all the cards and Poroshenko has no reason to give up just yet. I think it is possible that Putin will try to strong arm Poroshenko and threaten war. Any actual peace coming from these talks seems very unlikely.
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