<blockquote>'But Tillerson and other senior U.S. administration officials have publicly voiced a tougher stance since Trump's inauguration on January 20, saying that Russia must return Crimea to Ukraine and de-escalate violence in eastern Ukraine.
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Ukraine's Foreign Ministry said in a statement after the meeting that Tillerson told Klimkin the U.S. sanctions against Russia would remain in place until "aggression is ceased," until the Minsk peace deal to end fighting between Kyiv's forces and Russia-backed separatists is implemented, and until Moscow returns to Kyiv control of Crimea and separatist-held areas of eastern Ukraine.'
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Ukrainian FM Says Tillerson Pledges U.S. Support Against 'Russian Aggression', March 7, 2017</blockquote>
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'..Russia's relations with the West..''..Russia .. is a typical petrostate with a short-term horizon..' - Maria Snegovaya'..an immediate end to the Russian occupation of Crimea.''..the worry that “Russia is becoming the new South Africa,” referring to the 30-year era of boycotts and sanctions..''..the import substitution industrialisation (ISI) strategy .. Russia..''..a clear understanding between Washington and Moscow about the rules of the road - that we are not trying to bring down each other's systems..'</blockquote>