Washington does not want to see Russia isolate itself "through its own actions," US Secretary of State John Kerry said Thursday (Dec 4), calling on Moscow to help halt the raging Ukraine crisis.

Washington does not want to see Russia isolate itself "through its own actions," US Secretary of State John Kerry said Thursday (Dec 4), calling on Moscow to help halt the raging Ukraine crisis.

"The United States and countries that support Ukraine's sovereignty and rights do not seek confrontation," Kerry said, insisting: "it is not our design or desire that we see a Russia isolated through its own actions." Kerry was speaking at the start of a meeting in Switzerland of top diplomats from the 57-member Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE).