U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (R) gestures as he stands with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov, before their meeting in Paris, June 5, 2014. Both are in France for the 70th anniversary of the Normandy landings. Credit: Reuters/Laurent Cipriani/Pool
Russia Says U.S. Should Push Ukrainian Leader To Halt Violence -- Reuters
(Reuters) - The United States should press Ukraine's new leader to stop violence and talk to separatists, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said after meeting U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Thursday, Russian media reported.
Speaking to journalists after talks with Kerry in Paris, Lavrov said Ukraine's pro-Western government should take the first step to stop the fighting and voiced confidence its opponents in eastern Ukraine's Luhansk and Donetsk regions would follow suit.
"The first step should be a halt to the so-called counter-terrorist operation ... and I am convinced that both Luhansk and Donetsk in this case would do what they have said more than once: they will be ready to cease fire and sit at the negotiating table," Lavrov said, according to Itar-Tass news agency.
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