Volker assures no negotiations with Russia about Ukraine without Ukraine

U.S. Special Envoy for Ukraine Kurt Volker says he will not hold negotiations with Russia about Ukraine without coordination with Ukraine.

"The U.S. will not negotiate about Ukraine without Ukraine. I stay closely coordinated with my Ukrainian counterparts," he tweeted on January 24.

Read alsoPoroshenko, Volker meet to discuss joint strategy to restore Ukraine's sovereigntyAccording to him, he closely works with the Presidential Administration of Ukraine, Ukraine's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ukrainian parliament. He also said he was in touch with colleagues from France and Germany.

Volker is scheduled to meet with Surkov on January 26 to discuss the situation in eastern Ukraine, prospects for deploying a UN peacekeeping mission to Donbas and its possible format.