Questioning the viability of long-term political and economic goals Russia has set for itself in Crimea, Ukraine’s new foreign minister says that Moscow has no chance of implementing them on the annexed peninsula.
In an interview with Austria’s daily Die Presse, Pavlo Klimkin said the two countries will have to find common ground on the issue.
“Russia has no viable prospects in Crimea. Fairly soon, we will initiate negotiations, including with Russia, to find a modus vivendi [a realistic way forward] on Crimea,” said Klimkin.
He did not elaborate on when these talks would take place and who the other parties would be, …read more
Source: Voice of America
