US, Russia seek to ease tensions in first meeting under Biden
Reykjavik (AFP) - The US and Russian foreign ministers have sought to ease tensions in their first meeting since President Joe Biden took office, saying they were ready to cooperate but acknowledging the wide gulf separating them. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov described the talks in Reykjavik on Wednesday -- aimed in part at confirming a potential summit between presidents Biden and Vladimir Putin -- as "constructive". "There is an understanding of the need to overcome the unhealthy situation in ties between Moscow and Washington," Lavrov told reporters, although he added there were "...