U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Sunday after four hours of talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov that Russia had reaffirmed its commitment to finding a diplomatic solution in Ukraine but had not agreed to move Russian troops from the Ukraine border. "We both made suggestions as to how that will be achieved ... and I will return to Washington to consult with President Obama on his choices," Kerry said at a news conference in Paris. "We are trying to find a way to defuse this." In a later press briefing, Lavrov said, "We expressed differing views about the cause of this crisis but nevertheless we agreed on the need to search for points of common ground to find a diplomatic settlement."
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Kerry says Russia did not agree to move troops from Ukraine border
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Kerry said both sides made suggestions about how to de-escalate the crisis
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U.S. secretary of state, Russian foreign minister met for four hours Sunday
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Lavrov: "We agreed on the need to search for points of common ground"
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