Kerry says effort and good faith could lead to lifting of sanctions on Russia

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry delivers a speech at the 2016 World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, January 22, 2016. REUTERS/Jacquelyn Martin/Pool

DAVOS (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Friday he believed that, with effort and good faith on both sides, it would be possible to implement the Minsk agreements on Ukraine in coming months to allow for a lifting of sanctions on Russia.

In a speech to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Kerry said he and U.S. Vice President Joe Biden had meet this week in the Swiss resort with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko to help ensure full implementation of the agreements.