Secretary of State John Kerry at the OSCE Ministerial Plenary Session

PeopleDiplomats ♦ Published: December 5, 2014; 17:59 ♦ (Vindobona)

"It is not our design or desire that we see a Russia isolated through its own actions. In fact, we are convinced that Moscow could rebuild trust and relationships if it simply helps to calm turbulent waters, if it takes steps now to implement the Minsk protocol."

Secretary of State John Kerry at the OSCE Ministerial Plenary Session / Picture: © OSCE

Speach of Secretary of State John Kerry in Basel, Switzerland at the Opening of the OSCE Ministerial Plenary Session:

"Thank you, President Burkhalter, for hosting us, and thanks to you and your team for chairing the OSCE during a very turbulent year. Your excellencies, when this ministerial last convened, tens of thousands of Ukrainian citizens were on the Maidan. And they…