(VOVworld)-Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday called for an immediate ceasefire in eastern Ukraine and dialogue between conflicting parties in compliance with the Geneva agreement.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov

A statement by Russia’s Foreign Ministry described the crisis in Ukraine as an "internal conflict," though Washington and the West accuse Moscow of supporting rebels fighting Ukrainian troops in the eastern region.  Moscow denies involvement. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Larov announced Friday that Russia has invited observers of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) to inspect the Russian border checkpoints at the border with Ukraine.