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Plus: Political battle shaping up between Texas, Florida{beacon}WASHINGTON is barreling toward a confrontation with Moscow, as tension grows between President Trump and Russian President Vladimir
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France 24 on MSNRussia, US hold ‘frank’ Ukraine talks as Washington slams Moscow’s lack of 'flexibility'Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio held "frank" discussions on Ukraine during Thursday's meeting, both sides said. The US criticised Moscow's lack of flexibility.
The co-sponsors of new bipartisan U.S. sanctions package targeting Russia have briefed European allies and Ukraine on the legislation.
A senior Russian diplomat said on Thursday that U.S. President Donald Trump's administration's contradictory actions and words made it difficult though Moscow was dedicated to working on improving ties with Washington.