Lavrov, Kerry Discuss Ukraine Settlement During Vienna Meeting: Moscow

© Sputnik / Eduard Pesov / Go to the mediabankRussian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, right, and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry at their meeting at the Russian Ambassador's residence in Paris.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, right, and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry at their meeting at the Russian Ambassador's residence in Paris. - Sputnik International
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According to the Russian Foreign Ministry, Lavrov and Kerry have held an "intense exchange of opinions" on Ukrainian crisis.

MOSCOW, November 24 (Sputnik) – Senior Russian and American diplomats discussed at the meeting in Vienna, Monday how Ukraine reconciliation agreements are being put into practice, the Russian Foreign Ministry said.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US Secretary of State John Kerry "have held an intense exchange of opinions on the situation in Ukraine, including the process of putting the Minsk reconciliation agreements into practice," the ministry said in a statement.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (L) and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (R) shake hands as they pose for a photograph prior to a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the closed-door nuclear talks with Iran - Sputnik International
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Their previous meeting was held Sunday, following Lavrov's arrival in the Austrian capital for the talks between Tehran and P5+1 group on Iran's nuclear program.

Relations between Russia and the United States have soured in light of the Ukrainian crisis, with the United States and other Western countries accusing Russia of interfering in Ukraine's internal affairs, a claim repeatedly denied by Moscow.

The crisis in eastern Ukraine escalated in mid-April when Kiev launched a military operation against independence supporters there. The conflicting sides reached a ceasefire agreement in September, but have since routinely accused each other of violating the truce.

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