The formalities for organizing a meeting between consular officials and Roman Suschenko, a correspondent with the information agency Ukrinform detained in Russia, have been observed, but it has not been possible to get a meeting yet, Ukrainian charge d'affaires in Russia Ruslan Nimchynsky said.

"Our consul is seeking a meeting with the detainee, but currently to no avail. All formal procedures have been observed, that is, all necessary requests were sent yesterday. We are now actively working on organizing a meeting with the consul. The consul sought a meeting in Lefortovo today, but he has not been granted this meeting yet. Our written request is now pending consideration," Nimchynsky told Interfax on Monday.

The Russian Federal Security Service reported earlier on Monday on the detention of Sushchenko and the opening of a criminal case on the basis of the article dealing with espionage. The Moscow Lefortovo Court arrested Suschenko for two months on October 1.

Kyiv has called the journalist's detention a provocation and said the espionage accusations made against him are baseless.