The Trilateral Contact Group of senior officials from Ukraine, the Russian Federation and the OSCE convened in Kyiv on Thursday, July 17, for a video conference with Donetsk separatist groups.

"In view of the terrible crash of a Malaysian airliner in the region of Donetsk and in order to agree on a number of urgent practical measures, the Group held a video conference with representatives of separatist groups in Donetsk," says a report posted on the OSCE official Web site on Friday.