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BREAKING: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says the four-party meeting in Geneva is calling for a de-escalation of the situation in Ukraine.
He said the four parties have agreed on a demand for all illegal armed groups in Ukraine to be dissolved, and for those occupying government buildings to vacate those buildings.
He said the four parties have agreed on a demand for all illegal armed groups in Ukraine to be dissolved, and for those occupying government buildings to vacate those buildings.
14:43
17.4.2014
NATO has responded to Putin's allegations that NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, when he was Danish prime minister, secretly taped a private conversation with Putin and leaked it to the press:
NATO spokeswoman Oana Lungescu rejected Putin's accusation, calling it "complete nonsense."
Lungescu told Reuters news agency that during his term in office as Danish prime minister, Rasmussen "never" brought a dictaphone to record meetings with Putin or anybody else.
She added: "In general, to divert attention away from its own illegal and illegitimate actions in Ukraine, Russia has levelled a series of accusations against NATO which distort the facts."
Lungescu told Reuters news agency that during his term in office as Danish prime minister, Rasmussen "never" brought a dictaphone to record meetings with Putin or anybody else.
She added: "In general, to divert attention away from its own illegal and illegitimate actions in Ukraine, Russia has levelled a series of accusations against NATO which distort the facts."
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17.4.2014
Interesting news here that, according to Aeroflot, Ukraine is limiting Russian men's travels to Ukraine.
Russia's national airline Aeroflot says Ukrainian authorities are imposing "strict limitations" on Russian men seeking to travel to Ukraine.
The April 17 statement said Ukrainian authorities have banned entry to male Russian passengers between the ages of 16 to 60.
No statement from Ukrainian authorities in response to Aeroflot's claims was immediately available.
The airline said that only male Russian nationals arriving in Ukraine to see relatives, or care for sick relatives, or attend a funeral will be permitted to enter the country. It said such Russian male passengers must have documents proving the purpose of their visit.
Aeroflot said similar restrictions apply to residents of Crimea, the Ukrainian territory that was annexed by Russia in March.
Aeroflot said Crimean women between the ages of 20 and 35 will have to undergo special checks on arrival at Ukrainian airports.
Aeroflot recommended in its statement that Russian citizens avoid traveling to Ukraine at this time.
The April 17 statement said Ukrainian authorities have banned entry to male Russian passengers between the ages of 16 to 60.
No statement from Ukrainian authorities in response to Aeroflot's claims was immediately available.
The airline said that only male Russian nationals arriving in Ukraine to see relatives, or care for sick relatives, or attend a funeral will be permitted to enter the country. It said such Russian male passengers must have documents proving the purpose of their visit.
Aeroflot said similar restrictions apply to residents of Crimea, the Ukrainian territory that was annexed by Russia in March.
Aeroflot said Crimean women between the ages of 20 and 35 will have to undergo special checks on arrival at Ukrainian airports.
Aeroflot recommended in its statement that Russian citizens avoid traveling to Ukraine at this time.
14:01
17.4.2014
Things aren't looking that hopeful in Geneva. From our news desk:
Ukraine's Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk says he doesn’t have "high hopes" for a positive outcome of the international talks on the Ukrainian crisis in Geneva.
Yatsenyuk said he does not trust Russia. He accused Moscow of trying to further escalate the situation in eastern Ukraine, where pro-Russian groups have seized public buildings and confronted Ukrainian troops.
Yatsenyuk spoke April 17 as Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, his Ukrainian counterpart Andriy Deshchytsya, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, and European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton were meeting in Geneva.
Yatsenyuk said he does not trust Russia. He accused Moscow of trying to further escalate the situation in eastern Ukraine, where pro-Russian groups have seized public buildings and confronted Ukrainian troops.
Yatsenyuk spoke April 17 as Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, his Ukrainian counterpart Andriy Deshchytsya, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, and European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton were meeting in Geneva.
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