Welcome Ukraine's Decision to Create Humanitarian Corridors: Russia

Moscow: Russia on Tuesday said it welcomed Ukraine's decision to establish humanitarian corridors in the separatist east but stressed that Moscow has yet to see an easing of the Ukraine crisis.

"We have heard that President Poroshenko spoke in favour of the creation of corridors for refugees. We welcome this," Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said after talks with his German and Polish counterparts.

But he took issue with his German colleague Frank-Walter Steinmeier's statement about a reduction in fighting. "In some places we are witnessing an escalation of military operations," he said.