The Russian side at the meeting of the Trilateral Contact Group (TCG) in Minsk has risen political issues before resolving security issues, Darka Olifer, a spokesperson for Leonid Kuchma, Ukraine's envoy to the Trilateral Contact Group has said.

"Unfortunately, the Russian side places political issues before the resolution of the security issues block - a complete and sustained ceasefire, the withdrawal of Russian formations and weapons from the territory of Ukraine," Olifer wrote on her Facebook page on Wednesday, following a meeting of the TCG.