American expert: West groped the ground for a compromise with Russia

Between the United States, its Western allies and the Russian capital "has been a good opportunity for compromise," says the analyst of Wilanowska center in the U.S. capital Michael Kofman.
Western politicians publicly criticized the Russian Federation, "but privately they, apparently, still maneuvering in the search for a diplomatic solution and compromise," says Kofman, Recalling the visit of German Chancellor Angela Merkel in the Russian capital on may 10, and on the upcoming trip to Sochi, U.S. Secretary of state John Kerry.
"my feeling is, if Sunday had not been real progress, and now probably never would have followed and the announcement of plans for the upcoming meeting Vladimir Putin and John Kerry", he added, reports the news Agency." As I see it, and in the U.S. capital and in the capital of Russia clearly has the feeling that there was some opportunity for compromise, " says the analyst. In his estimation, in the South-East of Ukraine should not expect a major offensive operations until the autumn. Remember, Kerry will visit the Russian Federation on a working visit on may 12 and will hold in Sochi dialogues with the Minister of foreign Affairs of Russia Sergey Lavrov. On the first day of the week, a diplomatic source said that although Moscow does not expect the arrival of U.S. Secretary of state John Kerry in Sochi on 12 may breakthrough results, but the fact of the visit to the Russian Federation is very important and symbolic. The Russian side hopes that the visit of gossekratarya USA John Kerry in Sochi will contribute to the normalization of relations of the Russian capital and the capital of the USA. It was also noted that Kerry hopes to meet not only with Laurel, but with Putin, however, the conclusion of the meeting until it is not accepted.


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