Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk addresses a news conference in Kiev November 14, 2014. Credit: REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko
Ukraine Rules Out Direct Talks With Separatists -- Reuters
(Reuters) - Russia urged Ukraine's leaders on Wednesday to talk directly to separatists to end the conflict in the east, but Kiev rejected the call and told Moscow to stop "playing games" aimed at legitimizing "terrorists".
Kiev and the West accuse Russia of destabilizing Ukraine by providing the rebels with money, arms and reinforcements. The West has imposed sanctions on Moscow over the conflict in which more than 4,000 people have been killed since mid-April.
Russia backs the separatists but denies it is directly involved in the conflict in the Donbass region.
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My Comment: This is the best time to have talks .... winter is settling in and the humanitarian crisis is reaching a dangerous point in the rebel held regions. People on both sides want this conflict to end .... and now. Unfortunately .... refusing to enter into talks that may end the conflict will only harden positions further, and will certainly prolong the conflict into next year and probably beyond.
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