At the same meeting in Kharkiv, Lavrov said the Russian government would not respond to a Ukrainian proposal to organize a meeting between the Russian and Ukrainian presidents, but that "Contacts between the two countries' foreign ministries are being maintained permanently."
Pada saat pertemuan yang sama di Kharkiv, Lavrov mengatakan Pemerintah Rusia tidak akan menanggapi usulan Ukraina untuk mengadakan pertemuan antara presiden Rusia dan Ukraina, tetapi "Kontak antara dua kementerian luar negari akan tetap berjalan."