Ukraine welcomes February talks with Russia to defuse crisis

COPENHAGEN, Jan 28: Ukraine on Thursday welcomed Russia's plans to continue talks in early February as "good news" and a sign that Moscow was intent on finding a diplomatic solution to the current crisis.

Senior Russian and Ukrainian officials met in Paris with representatives of France and Germany on Wednesday.

"The good news is that advisors agreed to meet in Berlin in two weeks, which means that at least for the next two weeks, Russia will is likely to remain on a diplomatic track," Ukraine Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba told reporters in Copenhagen.