France and Germany will, in Paris on Friday (2 October), try to broker lasting peace between Russia and Ukraine in what could amount to a new-model "Minsk" deal.
The leaders of the four states will sit down in the French capital at 2.15pm local time.
The mini-summit comes after a lull in shooting in east Ukraine and a recent pull-back of heavy weapons by both sides.
It also comes amid speculation Russia aims to freeze the Ukraine conflict in order to focus on its military...
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