Conference in Ukraine – Tuesday, Aug. 26
![Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko, right, shakes hands with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko during their meeting in Minsk, Aug. 26, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/123fd229-281f-41cf-a02e-8f11ac44ddec_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko, right, shakes hands with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko during their meeting in Minsk, Aug. 26, 2014.
![Russian President Vladimir Putin waves as he gets into a car upon his arrival at an airport outside Minsk, Aug. 26, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/b8d06ff2-c871-4342-a9b3-bbcb02b5199f_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Russian President Vladimir Putin waves as he gets into a car upon his arrival at an airport outside Minsk, Aug. 26, 2014.
![Smoke rises after shelling in the town of Novoazovsk, eastern Ukraine, Aug. 26, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/f8a57278-0d4a-496e-b2d6-960be2bf49f3_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Smoke rises after shelling in the town of Novoazovsk, eastern Ukraine, Aug. 26, 2014.
![Relatives and friends say good-bye to volunteers before they were sent to the eastern part of Ukraine to join the ranks of a special battalion unit fighting against pro-Russian separatists, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Aug. 26, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/a5c761bb-4b07-4ace-96d0-e567cacfffe5_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Relatives and friends say good-bye to volunteers before they were sent to the eastern part of Ukraine to join the ranks of a special battalion unit fighting against pro-Russian separatists, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Aug. 26, 2014.