Ukraine – Wednesday, Aug. 27
![President Vladimir Putin arrives to speak to the media after his talks with Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko in Minsk, Belarus, Aug. 27, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/43FD7C3B-E5F0-455F-928D-E1CABD78CD70_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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President Vladimir Putin arrives to speak to the media after his talks with Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko in Minsk, Belarus, Aug. 27, 2014.
![Smoke rises from a shell attack in the town of Novoazovsk, eastern Ukraine, Aug. 27, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/810E94B1-2981-411C-A175-3CDBECCF789D_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Smoke rises from a shell attack in the town of Novoazovsk, eastern Ukraine, Aug. 27, 2014.
![Ukrainian soldiers ride atop an APC near the village of Sakhanka, in eastern Ukraine, Aug. 27, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/440DC7D8-361E-4FFE-8C25-5D9282FE2995_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Ukrainian soldiers ride atop an APC near the village of Sakhanka, in eastern Ukraine, Aug. 27, 2014.
![Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko (center) leaves the hall after meeting with President Vladimir Putin in Minsk, Belarus, Aug. 26, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/072C496C-82A2-461E-AA8D-1CCADE5F1EEB_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko (center) leaves the hall after meeting with President Vladimir Putin in Minsk, Belarus, Aug. 26, 2014.