Russia is not against meetings on Ukraine with the West in various formats, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said at a joint press conference after meeting with his Syrian counterpart Faisal Mekdad on Monday.

"Russia is not against meetings on Ukraine in different formats, but before you meet, you need to understand what the result will be," TASS quoted Lavrov as saying.

"We're not against summits, we're not against meetings," Lavrov added, "But before we meet, especially in such a heated atmosphere, it's important to understand how these summits and meetings will end."