Russia: Lavrov reports to Security Council on Paris' Normandy Four talks

SOT, Sergei Lavrov, Foreign Minister of Russia (Russian): "How it will end? Well, to be honest, I think that Germany's example gives an answer - both sides will try to hush it up as fast as possible." Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov reported on Tuesday's talks on Ukraine of the Normandy Four at a meeting of Russia's Security Council in Moscow, Thursday. The foreign ministers of Russia, Ukraine, Germany and France agreed that the Minsk agreements can only be realised by Ukraine stepping into a direct dialogue with the breakaway cities Donetsk and Lugansk, Lavrov said. Russia's top diplomat also noted that the newly emerged NSA scandal between the US and France overshadowed the discussions. Lavrov assumed that Washington and Paris will try to hush up the scandal and was joined by President Vladimir Putin, who agreed.