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    No Breakthrough as Kerry Meets Russia’s Putin
    May13

    No Breakthrough as Kerry Meets Russia’s Putin

    The United States and Russia emerged Tuesday from their most extensive, high-level talks in years vowing closer cooperation on Ukraine and Syria but unable to point to any breakthrough or new approach to bridge the major differences separating the two powers.The atmosphere… …read more Source:...

    News Wrap: Kerry and Putin meet in Russia to discuss Ukraine, Syria
    May13

    News Wrap: Kerry and Putin meet in Russia to discuss Ukraine, Syria

    The post News Wrap: Kerry and Putin meet in Russia to discuss Ukraine, Syria appeared first on PBS NewsHour. …read more Source:...

    Kremlin Critic’s Posthumous Report Links Russian Soldiers to Ukraine
    May13

    Kremlin Critic’s Posthumous Report Links Russian Soldiers to Ukraine

    Members of Russia’s political opposition published the report by Boris Y. Nemtsov, who was killed in February. The report documents the deaths of 220 Russian soldiers in southeastern Ukraine. …read more Source: The New York...

    Obama Mulls Sending Ships to South China Sea
    May13

    Obama Mulls Sending Ships to South China Sea

    The Obama Administration is set to make some bold moves in Asia, if the Wall Street Journal‘s sources prove to be reliable: The U.S. military is considering using aircraft and Navy ships to directly contest Chinese territorial claims to a chain of rapidly expanding artificial islands, U.S. officials said, in a move that would raise the stakes in...

    No breakthrough as Kerry meets Russia’s Putin
    May13

    No breakthrough as Kerry meets Russia’s Putin

    The atmosphere was cordial and the tone was promising as Secretary of State John Kerry held eight hours of talks with President Vladimir Putin and his foreign minister in the Black Sea resort of Sochi. The result appeared to be to the liking of Moscow, which had spoken of Kerry’s trip as a possibility for “normalizing” relations that have...

    Kerry, Putin tackle U.S.-Russia policy strains in marathon Sochi talks
    May13

    Kerry, Putin tackle U.S.-Russia policy strains in marathon Sochi talks

    Secretary of State John F. Kerry huddled with Russian leaders for hours Tuesday in wide-ranging talks on the world crises over which they have bitterly differed and pledged reinvigorated cooperation to resolve the disputes racking Ukraine, Syria and other violence-torn states. …read more Source: Los Angeles...

    Kerry Speaks After Meeting With Putin
    May13

    Kerry Speaks After Meeting With Putin

    After an earlier meeting with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia on Tuesday, Secretary of State John Kerry appeared with Russia’s foreign minister and spoke about the conflict in Ukraine. …read more Source: The New York...

    No breakthrough as Kerry meets Russia's Putin
    May13

    No breakthrough as Kerry meets Russia's Putin

    SOCHI, Russia — The United States and Russia emerged Tuesday from their most extensive, high-level talks in years vowing closer cooperation on Ukraine and Syria but unable to point to any breakthrough or new approach to bridge the major differences separating the two powers. …read more Source: Boston...

    Kerry, Russia say cease-fire in Ukraine must continue
    May13

    Kerry, Russia say cease-fire in Ukraine must continue

    Meeting comes amid report that slain opposition leader documented Russian role in Ukraine. …read more Source: USA...

    Coming to Terms With the Past, as a Citizen, a Writer and a Human Being
    May12

    Coming to Terms With the Past, as a Citizen, a Writer and a Human Being

    “Vergangenheitsbewἄltigung” is a coinage in German that is used to mean something like “coming to terms with the past.” That is the major theme of post-World War II German literature, but, considering the effort that was expended, leading literary figures have done a remarkably poor job of it. It was an obsession of...