The OSCE-Russia-Ukraine Contact Group held talks in Minsk, BelTA reports. The agenda included four issues: the special status of Donbass, the withdrawal of heavy weapons, exchange of prisoners and the delivery of humanitarian aid. The negotiation were attended by official representative of the OSCE on the settlement of the situation in Ukraine Adelheid Tagliavini, former President of Ukraine Leonid Kuchma, Russian Ambassador to Ukraine Mikhail Zurabov. Also present were representative of the self-proclaimed People's Republic of Lugansk Vladislav Dane, spokesman for the self-proclaimed People's Republic of Donetsk Dennis Pushilin.

It is expected that the talks will continue on December 26.