The Russian Foreign Minister, Serei Lavrov, today, ruled out any talks in Geneva to defuse the situation unless representatives of the pro-separation groups were involved, reports the BBC.
The announcement comes as Ukrainian forces have in a series of offensives killed and injured several pro-Russian protesters.
The German Foreign Minister, Frank Walter Steinmeier, commenting on the unfolding events warned that Ukraine was close to war.
The announcement comes as Ukrainian forces have in a series of offensives killed and injured several pro-Russian protesters.
The German Foreign Minister, Frank Walter Steinmeier, commenting on the unfolding events warned that Ukraine was close to war.
“The bloody pictures form Odessa have shown us that we are just a few steps away from a military confrontation, “ he told Le Monde.