Lavrov asked the United States to urge Kiev to prevent from provocation and to start dialogue with the insurgent region of Donbas in accordance with the Minsk agreements, a ministry statement said.
In February 2015, the two conflicting sides in eastern Ukraine reached a cease-fire deal after talks brokered by the leaders of Germany and France in the Belarusian capital of Minsk. But the two sides continued to blame each other for cease-fire violations.
Earlier Thursday, Russian Foreign Ministry confirmed that Lavrov will meet with Kerry to discuss the Syrian conflict in Geneva on Saturday, following reports that progress had been made at negotiations between Russian and U.S. experts in Geneva over the Syria crisis.
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