WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State John Kerry is heading to Russia on his first visit to the country since relations between Washington and Moscow plummeted to post-Cold War lows amid disagreements over Ukraine and Syria. …read more Source: CNS...

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US Secretary Of State John Kerry Travels To Russia To Meet Counterpart Lavrov And President Vladimir Putin

Monday, May 11 , 2015 - 18:46 (EEST) Section: International Business Times (USA)

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Secretary Sergey Lavrov in Sochi on Tuesday to discuss the ongoing war in Ukraine, the Syrian civil war and a nuclear deal with Iran, the State Department announced on Monday. …read more Source: International Business...

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Kerry Heads to Russia to Discuss Ukraine, Syria, Iran With Putin

Monday, May 11 , 2015 - 18:15 (EEST) Section: Newsweek (USA)

WASHINGTON/MOSCOW (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Sochi, Russia, on Tuesday to discuss Ukraine and other issues, the United States said on Monday in a statement that made no mention of their deep disagreements. Relations between Russia and the West are at their lowest ebb since...

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What Americans Should Learn From the British Election

Monday, May 11 , 2015 - 18:15 (EEST) Section: The Huffington Post (USA)

Although many in the United Kingdom thought that the Conservative Party would ultimately lose control of the government to a coalition of the Labour Party and the Scottish National Party in the recent election, Prime Minister David Cameron and his Conservatives won an outright majority of seats in parliament and will be stronger than in their...

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Ukrainian Pilot Savchenko Turns 34 Behind Bars

Monday, May 11 , 2015 - 17:45 (EEST) Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)

Supporters of Ukrainian pilot and parliament member Nadia Savchenko, who has been jailed in Russia since July, are urging social media users to use Twitter to mark her birthday. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

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Get ready for some awkward photos of John Kerry and Putin shaking hands

Monday, May 11 , 2015 - 17:15 (EEST) Section: Mashable (USA)

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Sochi on Tuesday, according to the State Department, in his first visit to the country since 2013, when the Ukraine crisis began, and his second since taking office. Russia has been criticized by U.S. and European leaders for allegedly supporting and arming...

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Ukraine Rebels Equipped By Russia to Launch Attack With Little Warning: NATO

Monday, May 11 , 2015 - 17:15 (EEST) Section: Newsweek (USA)

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – NATO’s chief said on Monday that Russia had built up forces on the border with Ukraine and sent more military hardware into eastern Ukraine, enabling pro-Russia separatists to launch attacks with little warning if they chose. “There has been a Russian build-up, both along the borders between Russia and...

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NATO: Russia Has Equipped Ukraine Rebels to Attack at Short Notice

Monday, May 11 , 2015 - 17:00 (EEST) Section: The Washington Free Beacon (USA)

By Adrian Croft BRUSSELS (Reuters) – NATO’s chief said on Monday that Russia had built up forces on the border with Ukraine and sent more military hardware into eastern Ukraine, enabling pro-Russia separatists to launch attacks with little warning if they chose. “There has been a Russian build-up, both along the borders between Russia and...