“So far there’s only talk about this, we’ll have to wait for an official confirmation. And if it’s officially confirmed and if their itineraries coincide, this can’t be ruled out. But again this is only on the level of discussion,” Peskov told journalists.
On April 29, Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov discussed in a telephone conversation the progress made in the Ukrainian reconciliation talks.
The same day, Kerry said during joint remarks with EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini that the European Union would have to make an important choice in the coming months on whether it would continue the sanctions regime against Moscow.
The United States and the European Union, as well as some other Western nations, have accused Moscow of escalating the crisis in Ukraine, imposing economic sanctions on Russia to exert a change in Kremlin policy. Moscow has denied any involvement in the Ukrainian crisis, asserting instead that it has been working for a peaceful resolution to the situation.
