No concessions, no breakthroughs: Russia, U.S. cast pall on Ukraine talks

Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Ryabkov leaves after talks with U.S. Under Secretary of State Nuland in Moscow
Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov sits into a car after talks with U.S. Under Secretary of State Victoria Nuland in Moscow, Russia October 12, 2021. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov

By Tom Balmforth, Doina Chiacu and Mark Trevelyan

MOSCOW/WASHINGTON – Russia said on Sunday it would not make concessions under U.S. pressure and warned that this week’s talks on the Ukraine crisis might end early, while Washington said no breakthroughs were expected and progress depended on de-escalation from Moscow.