A new round of peace talks got under way involving Ukraine and separatists on Jan. 31, even as fighting between Kyiv government forces and the Russian-backed rebels raged in Ukraine’s east, claiming civilian and military lives.
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The Globe and Mail: Ukraine, rebels hold fresh peace talks as fighting rages in east

Ukrainian soldiers man the frontline outside the eastern Ukrainian city of Debaltseve, Donetsk region, on December 24,2014.