Kerry, Lavrov fail to reach Ukraine deal
WorldMar 31, 2014
The United States and Russia failed Sunday to reach a deal on Ukraine after talks in Paris, with US Secretary of State John Kerry calling on Moscow to pull back its forces.The latest bid to resolve the worst East-West standoff in the post-Cold War era came after Russian leader Vladimir Putin unexpectedly called US President Barack Obama on Friday asking to pursue a diplomatic solution.Washington and its allies have imposed stinging sanctions on Moscow after it annexed Crimea and massed thousands