U.S. And Russia Intensify Diplomacy

A day after Vladimir Putin Called President Obama, Secretary of State John Kerry changed travel plans to meet his Russian counterpart in Paris this weekend.

In an apparent bid to quiet tensions, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey V. Lavrov said Saturday that Russia and the United States and its Western allies were already narrowing their differences over a political and diplomatic solution to a crisis that intensified with Russia’s recent annexation of Crimea. The takeover amplified fears that Russia was massing troops on the border to seize more of Ukraine…

Mr. Lavrov and Mr. Kerry spoke by telephone on Saturday after Mr. Obama and Mr. Putin had promised new diplomacy. After the phone call, Mr. Kerry delayed his return to the United States and headed for Paris to meet Mr. Lavrov on Sunday.

Also on Saturday, Mr. Lavrov said in a television interview that Russia had “no intention” of sending troops to Ukraine, according to a transcript.

By: Alan

Alan Colmes is the publisher of Liberaland.