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U.S. State Department Special Representative for Ukraine Kurt Volker will meet with Russian President's aide Vladislav Surkov in the last two weeks of August in Moscow, the Izvestia newspaper reported, referring to a diplomatic source.
For several weeks already, there have been reports that a meeting is planned between the supervisors of the Ukrainian issue from Russia and the United States, Izvestia wrote.
However, details emerged only after talks between Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson in Manila on August 6.
"An agreement has been reached on the forthcoming meeting on Ukraine between Volker and Surkov, which will be held in Moscow until the end of August, most likely in the last two weeks," the diplomatic source said.
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As UNIAN reported earlier, U.S. Secretary of State Tillerson on July 7 appointed former U.S. Ambassador to NATO Volker a Special Representative for Ukraine negotiations.
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