Vladimir Putin

Main intrigue of Minsk summit: bilateral talks between presidents of Russia and Ukraine.

The EU-Customs Union-Ukraine summit opens in the Belarusian capital city of Minsk.

The leaders of the Customs Union, Ukraine and the European Union will meet in the Belarusian capital today.

On August 26 Minsk will host a summit with representatives of the Customs Union, Ukraine and the EU.

Russian customs officers have confiscated duck, pheasant and boar pâté at a checkpoint situated 200 km away from Saint Petersburg.

Corresponding decree 571 was published on the official website of the Russian President on August 18.

The Belarusian leader has also discussed the Ukrainian issue with the President of Kazakhstan, interfax.by reports.

He will conduct a meeting with FSB members there.

The column has left Moscow area. The trucks are loaded with food, medicines and drinking water – 2 tons of humanitarian aid.