The Kremlin issued a series of contradictory messages on Sept. 1 about the situation in Eastern Ukraine. Sergei Lavrov, the foreign minister of Russia, urged negotiations between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko towards a ceasefire. However, Putin continues to condone the work of pro-Russian separatists and their stronghold over the Donbass region of Ukraine.
Russia's War Against Ukraine
The Wire: Russia is all talk, no action when it comes to ceasefire in Ukraine
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attends a meeting with his Iranian counterpart in Moscow on August 29, 2014.
