Russia is sparing no effort to convene another round of peace talks on Ukraine as soon as possible, Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich said on Thursday, according to Reuters. The talks bring together representatives from Moscow, Kiev, pro-Russian separatists from east Ukraine and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. At earlier talks in Minsk, they agreed a ceasefire, which is all but dead. "Russia will dedicate the maximum effort to having a meeting of this group organised as soon as possible and bringing about positive results for further steps towards carrying out the Minsk agreements," Lukashevich told a news conference.
