Ukraine crisis cannot be resolved by force, says Lavrov

The crisis in Ukraine cannot be settled using military force, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said.

Speaking in Russian, he voiced optimism that a plan being worked on by Moscow, Berlin and Paris could bring an end to the Ukraine conflict.

Diplomatic efforts are continuing at an international security conference in the German city of Munich, where German Chancellor Angela Merkel, US Secretary of State John Kerry and Mr Lavrov are meeting.