Russian says Kiev must stop bloodshed in eastern Ukraine

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attends a ceremony in Moscow May 22, 2014. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov reiterated Moscow's call for an immediate end to violence in Ukraine on Tuesday, Russian news agencies reported. Lavrov said halting bloodshed in Ukraine's southeast was the most important task for the authorities in Kiev after the nation elected a president on Sunday, Itar-Tass reported. (Writing by Steve Gutterman, editing by Elizabeth Piper)