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Dialogue amid shelling is impossible, Kiev should 'stop punitive action' – Lavrov ― RT News

Kiev should stop its “punitive” anti-terrorist operation in southeastern Ukraine, as dialogue with the opposition and activists is impossible amid a “thunder of cannons and artillery fire,” Russia’s Foreign Ministry said.

“Instead of giving those people a helping hand, inviting them to the negotiating table, and agreeing on how to live in the country, the military operation is going on,” Sergey Lavrov told Russia's TVC television channel.