SEVASTOPOL, April 21 ??“ Russia rules out any talks with Ukraine over duration and price of stationing of its naval fleet in Sevastopol, a senior Russian diplomat said.

Vladimir Dorokhin, the Russian Foreign Ministry's Ambassador at Large, said: "There will be no talks on the duration of the Black Sea's presence on the territory of Ukraine and the rent size. This issue was sorted out and ratified by authorized officials a long time ago."