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Geneva hosts U.S.-Russia security talks

Diplomats from the U.S. and Russia held a new round of discussions in Geneva seeking ways to defuse rising tensions and to avoid a new nuclear arms race.

Swiss President Guy Parmelin welcomes Russian President Vladimir Putin to Geneva for a summit with U.S. President Joe Biden
Swiss President Guy Parmelin, right, welcomes Russian President Vladimir Putin to Geneva's Villa La Grange for a summit with U.S. President Joe Biden on June 16, 2021 (AN/EPA/DENIS BALIBOUSE/POOL)

GENEVA (AN) — Diplomats from the United States and Russia held "professional and substantive" discussions in Geneva on Wednesday seeking ways to defuse rising tensions and avoid a new nuclear arms race, according to U.S. State Department officials.

The talks between delegations led by U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman and Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov resulted from the U.S.-Russia summit at Geneva in mid-July between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Joe Biden.

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