Officials from Ukraine, Russia and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) mediator group decided to postpone the meeting with representatives of pro-Russian separatists, OSCE representative Heidi Tagliavini told journalists.
Interfax-Ukraine news agency, viewed as close to the Ukrainian negotiator Leonid Kuchma, cited a Ukrainian source as accusing the Russian representative of being to blame for the breakdown of talks.
"Russia's representative, Azamat Kulmukhametov, left the meeting room. In this way, Russia practically sabotaged the group meeting," the source said.
Separatist negotiator Denis Pushilin representing the eastern Donetsk region said the meeting in Minsk was "difficult" and saw "disagreements on procedure," without giving details.
A source close to the negotiations in the Belarussian capital, cited by Russia's state news agency RIA Novosti, said the sides could hold a fresh meeting on June 16.
Peace talks on Ukraine resumed in Minsk on May 6 as clashes have intensified on the ground in a conflict that has killed more than 6,400 people since April 2014.
The talks are aimed at enforcing the implementation of a peace deal reached in Minsk on February 12, leading to an extremely fragile ceasefire that is regularly breached across the eastern conflict zone.
AFP
TV100F.COM
2/6/15
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Representatives of the Contact Group on the Ukraine crisis and its working subgroups will meet again on June 16 and 23, a senior official from east Ukraine’s self-proclaimed Luhansk People’s Republic said...
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