Why do I have to attend a boring meeting such as this?

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko gestures while attending a meeting in Minsk, Belarus, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015. Leaders of Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany are gathering for crucial talks in the hope of negotiating an end fighting between Russia-backed separatist and government forces in eastern Ukraine. (AP Photo/Kirill Kudryavtsev, Pool)