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Now playing Next Switzerland Kerry tells Russia the US is not seeking confrontation over Ukraine US Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov discussed Ukraine at talks on the sidelines of an OSCE summit in Switzerland. 04/12/2014
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