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Obama sends letter to Putin to improve relations
From: Boston Herald
Monday, April 15, 2013
MOSCOW President Barack Obama wants to ease diplomatic tensions with Moscow and had a letter hand delivered to President Vladimir Putin to propose new ways to cooperate, Russian officials said Monday.
Obama's national security adviser, Tom Donilon, met with Putin and other officials and presented the letter in an effort to improve relations, which have nosedived in recent months.
Despite Obama's efforts to "reset" relations with Russia during his first term, ties worsened over differences on the U.S.-led missile defense plans, conflicting approaches to the Syrian crisis and U.S. concerns about the Kremlin's crackdown on dissent.
More recently, Washington's decision to sanction Russian officials accused of rights violations saw Moscow retaliate by banning U.S. adoption of Russian children. On Friday, the U.S. released a list of 18 Russians targeted for sanctions and Moscow responded over the weekend with a list of 18 Americans.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Donilon had signaled on Monday that Washington was willing to address these issues and focus on cooperating on global problems, such as armed conflict.
More: http://bostonherald.com/news_opinion/international/2013/04/obama_sends_letter_to_putin_to_improve_relations
From: Boston Herald
Monday, April 15, 2013
MOSCOW President Barack Obama wants to ease diplomatic tensions with Moscow and had a letter hand delivered to President Vladimir Putin to propose new ways to cooperate, Russian officials said Monday.
Obama's national security adviser, Tom Donilon, met with Putin and other officials and presented the letter in an effort to improve relations, which have nosedived in recent months.
Despite Obama's efforts to "reset" relations with Russia during his first term, ties worsened over differences on the U.S.-led missile defense plans, conflicting approaches to the Syrian crisis and U.S. concerns about the Kremlin's crackdown on dissent.
More recently, Washington's decision to sanction Russian officials accused of rights violations saw Moscow retaliate by banning U.S. adoption of Russian children. On Friday, the U.S. released a list of 18 Russians targeted for sanctions and Moscow responded over the weekend with a list of 18 Americans.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Donilon had signaled on Monday that Washington was willing to address these issues and focus on cooperating on global problems, such as armed conflict.
More: http://bostonherald.com/news_opinion/international/2013/04/obama_sends_letter_to_putin_to_improve_relations
Russias Putin offers US help with investigating Boston bombings
By Associated Press,April 16, 2013
MOSCOW Russian President Vladimir Putin has offered his countrys assistance in investigating bombings in Boston that killed 3 and injured more than 140 people.
Putin said in a condolences note published on the Kremlins website Tuesday that the international community should come together to fight terrorism.
Putin said Russia would be ready to provide assistance to U.S. authorities with the probe into the bombings at the Boston marathon.
Obamas national security adviser Tom Donilon met with Putin on Monday and presented a letter from Obama in an effort to improve relations, which have nosedived in recent months.
Despite Obamas efforts to reset relations with Russia during his first term, ties worsened over conflicting approaches to the Syrian crisis and U.S. concerns about the Kremlins crackdown on dissent.
More: http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2013-04-16/world/38566064_1_boston-marathon-tom-donilon-obama
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April 16 President Obama sends letter to Putin to improve relations.... (Original Post)
Turborama
Apr 2013
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dorkzilla
(5,141 posts)1. Coincidence. n/t
Turborama
(22,109 posts)2. Possibly. n/t
ChangeUp106
(549 posts)3. Interesting
All I'll say