Russia says talks on Ukraine in 'Normandy format' not possible now - Ifax

FILE PHOTO: Prime Minister of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic Alexander Zakharchenko attends a news conference in Donetsk, Ukraine August 11, 2014. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin/File Photo - Copyright Sergei Karpukhin(Reuters)

By Reuters

Published on 01/09/2018 - 14:02•Updated 26/04/2024 - 23:32

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MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian foreign minister said on Saturday talks on Ukraine with leaders from Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany, known as the Normandy format, were impossible after the killing of a rebel leader in eastern Ukraine, Interfax agency reported.

"It is impossible to talks about upcoming meetings in the Normandy format as many of our European partners wanted," Sergei Lavrov told reporters.

"This is a serious situation that needs to be analysed," Lavrov said, referring to the killing of Alexander Zakharchenko, leader of Russian-backed separatists in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine who died in an explosion on Friday.

(Reporting by Andrey Ostroukh; Editing by Edmund Blair)

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Russia says talks on Ukraine in 'Normandy format' not possible now - Ifax

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