[AFP] - Ukraine's interim Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk said that his government had made the first "timid" contacts with Russian leaders aimed at resolving the crisis in his ex-Soviet state.
"So far, (the talk) have been rather timid. But the first steps have been made," Yatsenyuk said in a statement issued after he held talks with visiting US Secretary of State John Kerry.
President Barack Obama has said Russia's move into Ukraine is not a sign of strength, but a signal that neighbouring countries have deep concerns about Russian "meddling".
"I'm deeply concerned" about what's going on in Ukraine, Obama told reporters.
"Mister Putin can throw a lot of words out there, but the facts on the ground" prove otherwise, Obama said, referring to the presence of Russian force in the Crimea region of Ukraine
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