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The Presidents of Ukraine, Germany and France conducted negotiations behind closed doors in Kiev earlier.
The leaders of Russia and Belarus will have an informal talk.
Belarusian TV broadcast breaking news during the evening newscast.
Valery Isayeu has commented on the Belarusian language and independence in an interview with Pressball.
Ukraine president Petro Poroshenko also demands the release of captive pilot Nadezhda Savchenko.
The next G7 summit will be held in Bavaria in summer.
The USA took the oil prices into account when imposing sanctions on Russia, the American President said.
Tripartite contact group will meet in the Belarusian capital on 24 and 26 December.
The exchange of captives and removal of military equipment from the line of battles will be the main topics on the agenda.
