Russian officials hailed the Monday visit of U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland as another sign of improving relations between the two countries, while criticism back in America brews over whether the trips from Nuland and Secretary of State John Kerry represent a diplomatic defeat.
Nuland’s trip to Moscow comes just days after Kerry spoke to President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Sochi, where they discussed ongoing strife in Syria and in neighboring Ukraine.
A Kremlin spokesman told reporters that Nuland’s visit signified an improvement in the countries’ relations. The assistant secretary of state has been a controversial …read more
Source: European Voice
