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US sending around 600 paratroopers to Ukraine to train troops Ukraine fighting rages as leaders gather for last-ditch truce talks Wednesday February 11 th , 2015 at 4:25 PM 1 Share The leaders of Ukraine, Russia, France and Germany arrived in Minsk on Wednesday for last-ditch talks aimed at agreeing a ceasefire in the 10-month conflict in eastern Ukraine , even as fighting raged on the ground. The meeting came with the International Monetary Fund expected to announce as soon as Thursday a new rescue package for Ukraine which is likely to lead to a restructuring of the country’s privately-held debts. More On this story On this topic IN Europe Sign up now First FT is our new essential daily email briefing of the best stories from across the web The summit of Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko, Russian president Vladimir Putin, German chancellor Angela Merkel and French president François Hollande in the Belarusian capital i