Tripartite crisis talks begin in Donetsk

Representatives of Ukraine, the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) and the Russian Federation have begun multilateral talks at Donetsk Regional State Administration.

The talks involve Russian Ambassador to Ukraine Mikhail Zurabov, representative for the OSCE (Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe) chairman-in-office Heidi Tagliavini, Ukraine's second president Leonid Kuchma, Ukrainian Choice movement leader Viktor Medvedchuk, Prime Minister of the self-proclaimed DPR Oleksandr Borodai, South-East movement leader Oleh Tsariov and representatives of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic.