Russia's foreign minister urged U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Saturday to use his influence over Ukraine's leaders to convince them to suspend a military offensive in the separatist east.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov "urged the United States to use its influence with the Kiev authorities to nudge them toward a more realistic assessment of the situation, making them realize the hopelessness of using force to resolve a domestic conflict," the Russian foreign ministry said after the two diplomats spoke by telephone.
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