Satellite images said to show Russian troops gathering near the Ukrainian border is seen in this handout released by the U.S. mission to NATO May 13, 2014. REUTERS/Digital Globe via U.S. mission to NATO/Handout via Reuters
GENEVA (Reuters) - A top Ukrainian diplomat said on Thursday Russia must take concrete steps including withdrawing its troops from Ukraine's borders before Kiev would sign up to a draft "road map" to lessen tensions.
"It's not enough just to say that we will do something, as the Russian Federation does. We already passed this phase of the words," Ukraine's Ambassador to the United Nations at Geneva Yurii Klymenko said at a briefing for diplomats and reporters.
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