Sanctions against Russia could be lifted in ‘next months’ – Kerry

Sanctions imposed on Russia by the West over the Ukrainian crisis could be possibly lifted within the coming months, US State Secretary John Kerry said in a speech to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, adding that he and the US Vice President Joe Biden had met with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko in the Swiss resort this week to ensure the implementation of the Minsk agreements. "I believe that with effort and with bona-fide legitimate intent to solve the problem on both sides, it is possible in these next months to find those Minsk agreements implemented and to get to a place where sanctions can be appropriately, because of the full implementation, removed," Kerry said