When they spoke again on Saturday , Kerry told Lavrov he was n't ready to meet with Putin . Kerry postpones a meeting with Putin , says Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov . Meeting would have marked highest-level contact between the two nations over Crimea . Kerry presented a proposal to Lavrov in Paris on Wednesday . Official : Russia will not recognize Ukraine's new government and has warned it could cut off gas supplies if Kiev doesn't back down from its move to annex Crimea.
Kerry postpones a meeting with Putin , says Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov . Meeting would have marked highest-level contact between the two nations over Crimea . Kerry presented a proposal to Lavrov in Paris on Wednesday . Official : Russia will not recognize Ukraine's new government and has warned it could cut off gas supplies if Kiev doesn't back down from its move to annex Crimea.