Russia’s foreign minister has said the solution to Ukraine’s crisis should be a loose federation of regions that can choose their own economic model, language and religion. Sergey Lavrov said he and US Secretary of State John Kerry discussed the possibility of a federated Ukrainian state at “very, very constructive” late-night talks in Paris on Sunday. The US secretary of state emphasised that his country will help Ukraine assure the rights of national minorities and language rights, demobilise irregular forces and support constitutional reform and free and fair elections. Al Jazeera’s Nadim Baba reports from Paris.

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