Editor's Note: The following are statements by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton in Geneva following the four-sided talks with Russia and Ukraine over ending the Kremlin-backed incursions into eastern Ukraine following the Russian annexation of Crimea.
Russia's War Against Ukraine
April 17 statements of John Kerry, Catherine Ashton in Geneva
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Deshchytsia (R) speaks with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (Top L) and European Union High Representative Catherine Ashton (Bottom L) on April 17, 2014, after a day of quadrilateral talks between representatives of Ukraine, the European Union, Russia, and the United States about the Ukrainian political crisis. Russia, Ukraine, the US and EU reached a surprise deal today on de-escalating the worsening crisis in Ukraine, in a ray of hope for the former Soviet republic that has plunged into chaos. The agreement reached in Geneva comes as a strong contrast to earlier hawkish comments made by Russian leader Vladimir Putin, who left the door open for intervention in Ukraine. AFP PHOTO / POOL / JIM BOURG
