Cooperation between Russia and Ukraine's negotiation groups has been suspended, although there have been any communication ways. Spokesman for the Russian President Dmitry Peskov told reporters, answering the question about the contacts between Moscow and Kiev's talks.
"The ways of communication exist, they are confirmed. Our negotiators have the opportunity to communicate with those ways, but so far, it is probably more about the cessation, "said the Kremlin representative.
Russia and Ukraine have held three rounds of talks since May.
After the first two stages, they agreed to exchange captives on the principle of "millions of thousand", as well as to return to the prisoners of seriously ill and young (younger than 25), at least 1,000 people.
Within the framework of the continuation of Istanbul agreements, Moscow conveyed to Kiev the first 6060 bodies of the killed Ukrainian servicemen, returning to the Russian Armed Forces, and on July 17, with 1,000 Ukrainian soldiers bodies 19.
On July 23, after the third round of Istanbul, the parties agreed not only for the military but also to civilians.
