Four dialogues in Sochi, the U.S. Secretary of state John Kerry with Russian President Vladimir Putin may be, and did not lead to immediate discharge, but gave a hint that the months-long crisis in relations between Moscow and the West over the conflict in Ukraine seems to have subsided, writes.

the magazine highlights the increased diplomatic activity of Western politicians: Kerry flew to the Russian Federation immediately after German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who visited Moscow on Sunday to lay a wreath at the Eternal fire and to hold dialogues with Putin. This, according to the publication, speaks of the desire of Western leaders to keep open channels of communication with the Kremlin to jointly address global issues, such as Ukraine, the Syrian Arab Republic and Iran.

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