Hi, this is Michelle and today we’re covering the US and Russia’s latest attempt to diffuse tensions over Ukraine.
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US deputy secretary of state Wendy Sherman and Russian deputy foreign minister Sergei Ryabkov attend security talks at the United States Mission in Geneva, Switzerland 10 January, 2022. (Credit: Reuters/Denis Balibouse)
🇺🇸 🇷🇺 Russia-US Geneva talks conclude with little progress.
Talks between American and Russian diplomats ended in Geneva on Monday with no major breakthroughs over Moscow’s demands to see Nato limit their expansion eastwards and in descalating the situation with the Ukraine. But officials agreed to continue discussions in the coming days at Nato-Russia talks planned on Wednesday.