Ukrainian rep says talks with Russia difficult

KYIV. March 17 (Interfax-Ukraine) - The negotiations between Ukraine and Russia are difficult and complicated, and the parties still have different positions, Mykhailo Podolyak, advisor to the Ukrainian presidential office chief and a member of the Ukrainian delegation to the talks, said on Thursday.

"Negotiations are complicated. The positions of the parties are different. For us, fundamental issues are inviolable," Podolyak wrote on Twitter.