USA made direct contact with Russia and Ukraine, said U.S. assistant Secretary of state Victoria Nuland.

"we now have established a closer contact with our colleagues in Ukraine and the Russian Federation, if necessary," said Nuland on the results of the consultations in the capital of Russia.

in her expressions, the US will always maintain the leading role of the countries participating in the negotiations of the "Normandy format" - France and Germany and the OSCE in the settlement of the Ukraine.

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