Kerry and Lavrov discuss the situation in eastern Ukraine in 230 phone conversations . U.S. officials told CNN on Tuesday that one reason the United States believes Russia may have orchestrated the pro-Russian demonstrations in Donetsk , Luhansk and Kharkiv is that the disturbances and violence had a similar pattern and similar separatist motivations , even though the cities are at significant distances from one another . U.S. ambassador tweets pictures he says show Russian buildup . `` We are always vigilant , '' Interior Secretary Chuck Hagel says of Ukraine 's moves . Russia 's acting interior minister says unrest in eastern region will be resolved in early Wednesday morning .
Kerry and Lavrov discuss the situation in eastern Ukraine in 230 phone conversations . U.S. ambassador tweets pictures he says show Russian buildup . `` We are always vigilant , '' Interior Secretary Chuck Hagel says of Ukraine 's moves . Russia 's acting interior minister says unrest in eastern region will be resolved in early Wednesday morning .