Washington rules out Kerry’s meeting with Ukraine’s self-defence militias: Tass
Picture: AFP
Washington. US Secretary of State John Kerry is not planning to meet with the representatives of the eastern Ukrainian self-defence militias during his trip to the country next week, US Department of State Spokesperson Jen Psaki said on Friday.
“We don’t have any plans for that, no,” Psaki said when asked if by any chance Kerry, who is due to arrive in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on February 5 for talks with the country’s leadership, could have such a meeting.
In Kyiv, Kerry will have talks with the country’s president, prime minister, foreign minister and members of the parliament, before traveling to Germany on February 6.
The negotiations in Kyiv will focus on the “progress” the Ukrainian authorities have already made and which needs to be continued over the coming months to “de-escalate the situation on the ground,” Psaki said, quoted by Itar Tass.
© 2015 All rights reserved. Citing Focus Information Agency is mandatory!