MOSCOW, May 25. /TASS/. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko said that he was unaware of the creation of an international consulting group on security guarantees for Ukraine.

"This is the first time I hear about this. There was such a conversation in the context of the negotiation process but after Ukraine suspended its participation I have not heard of any other attempts," he told journalists on Wednesday replying to a question by TASS.

On Tuesday, Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andrey Yermak announced the creation of an international consulting group which will develop proposals on security guarantees for Ukraine.