PARIS (AP) — The United States and Russia agreed Sunday that the crisis in Ukraine requires a diplomatic resolution, but four hours of talks between U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov failed to break a tense East-West deadlock over how to proceed.
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Associated Press: US, Russia talks fail to end Ukraine deadlock
: Pro-Russian activists hold a large Russian flag bearing a portrait of late Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin as they take part in a rally in Odessa on March 30, 2014. US Secretary of State John Kerry met his Russian counterpart today hoping to ease global tensions over the Kremlin's annexation of Crimea and sudden buildup of troops near Ukraine. TOPSHOTS/AFP PHOTO/ALEXEY KRAVTSOV