Title: Kerry Has 'Frank' Talks With Putin, Lavrov

Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/118/kerry_audio.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Kerry Has 'Frank' Talks With Putin, Lavrov' data-article-id='348'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='12271'>U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said he had frank -- or direct -- discussions with Russian President Vladimir Putin Tuesday in the city of Sochi. </span> <span data-start-time='12271' data-end-time='16896'>The two leaders discussed Ukraine, Syria and Iran.</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='16896' data-end-time='26125'>Mr. Kerry has not visited Russia since tensions rose between the two countries over disagreements on Ukraine and Syria.</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='26125' data-end-time='31313'>Mr. Kerry met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov earlier. </span> <span data-start-time='31313' data-end-time='41375'>Mr. Lavrov later said it was “absolutely necessary” to avoid steps that could further harm relations between the two countries. </span> <span data-start-time='41375' data-end-time='49917'>He also said that Tuesday’s meeting had helped leaders in Moscow and Washington better understand each other.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' 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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said he had frank -- or direct -- discussions with Russian President Vladimir Putin Tuesday in the city of Sochi. The two leaders discussed Ukraine, Syria and Iran.

Mr. Kerry has not visited Russia since tensions rose between the two countries over disagreements on Ukraine and Syria.

Mr. Kerry met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov earlier. Mr. Lavrov later said it was “absolutely necessary” to avoid steps that could further harm relations between the two countries. He also said that Tuesday’s meeting had helped leaders in Moscow and Washington better understand each other.

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