Andriy Deshchytsia

Russia's Lavrov says his country "doesn't do regime change"

VIENNA -- "We don't do regime change, we don't do color revolutions, let alone brown-hued ones like those in Ukraine," Russian FM Sergei Lavrov said in Vienna.

Kiev said it was suspending operations in eastern Ukraine cities over Easter, as separatists continued their occupation of government buildings. 

Ukraine announced Saturday it would suspend operations against separatists in its volatile eastern cities over Easter, where pro-Russia militants have occupied government buildings in defiance of the interim government in Kiev.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US Secretary of State John Kerry agreed to continue contacts in the interests of the soonest normalization of the situation in Ukraine.

Participants in Geneva's four-way meeting have agreed on measures to wind down tensions in the east and south of Ukraine.