In their joint statement, the ministers called for the Contact Group to resume its work "no later than July 5 with the goal of reaching an unconditional and mutually agreed, sustainable ceasefire."
The group should include representatives of both Kiev and the self-defense forces of the People's Republics of Donetsk and Lugansk, Russia's foreign minister, Sergey Lavrov, said.
While Russia only has limited influence over the self-defense forces in southeast Ukraine, Lavrov said that their representatives, including Donetsk People's Republic leader Aleksandr Boroday, have already "publicly stated that they are ready to answer Russia's and the OSCE's calls to start consultations on a ceasefire."
Comment: Russia is doing everything she can to show that she really does want peace. As this becomes clearer and clearer, through Putin's leadership, the lies flowing out of Kiev and the U.S. just become more blatant and obvious.