Russia \\\'ready for Ukraine talks\\\'

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Monday that Moscow was willing to talk with Ukraine's newly elected president Petro Poroshenko.
"We are ready for dialogue with Kiev's representatives, with Petro Poroshenko," Lavrov said at a joint press conference with his South Sudanese counterpart Barnaba Marial Benjamin.
"We are ready for pragmatic dialogue, on an equal footing, based on respect for all agreements, in particular in the commercial, economic and gas spheres," he said.
"As the president (Vladimir Putin) has said, we respect the result of the choice of the Ukrainian people."
But Lavrov also warned Ukraine that it should end its military campaign against pro-Moscow rebels in the country's east, dubbed "anti-terrorist operations" by Kiev.
Lavrov said he understood Kiev planned "to resume the active phase of the anti-terrorist operations" now that Sunday's election was over, according to AFP.