Russia to submit draft resolution to UN on Ukraine

Russia said Monday it will submit a draft resolution on Ukraine to the UN Security Council (UNSC) proposing talks to end the violence and create humanitarian corridors in the country.

"The draft resolution will demand violence be stopped immediately and talks started to cease fire," Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told reporters.

It will also propose the creation of humanitarian corridors to allow civilians to leave conflict-ridden areas if they want to, Xinhua cited Lavrov as saying.

He urged all relative parties to commit to the April 17 Geneva statement and the roadmap produced by the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe.

Western countries, Lavrov said, had promised to end the unrest as soon as the presidential elections were held in Ukraine, "but it's quite the other way around".

Russia has repeatedly said a humanitarian catastrophe was haunting Ukraine, while Kiev accused Moscow of inciting unrest in its southeastern regions.