No concessions, no breakthroughs: Russia, US talks on Ukraine sour
Both Moscow and Washington were not optimistic going into negotiations regarding the impending crisis between Russia and neighboring Ukraine.
US President Joe Biden holds virtual talks with Russia's President Vladimir Putin amid Western fears that Moscow plans to attack Ukraine, during a secure video call from the Situation Room at the White House in Washington, US, December 7, 2021.(photo credit: The White House/Handout via REUTERS)