At Odds On Ukraine, US And Russia Vow Closer Ties, Including Intel-Sharing On Islamic State

[Purveyor]

Source: Associated Press

By BRADLEY KLAPPER | Associated Press | 3 hours, 41 minutes ago

PARIS (AP)— The United States and Russia vowed Tuesday to renew cooperation on a broad array of global security matters — including intelligence sharing on the Islamic State group — even as the two powers remained deeply at odds over the crisis in Ukraine.

Although Secretary of State John Kerry didn’t use the term “reset” — a relationship-mending term President Barack Obama coined in his first term to tighten US-Russian ties — he employed familiar language about managing differences and forging a better partnership on matters where they agree.

After meeting for more than three hours in Paris with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, Kerry said both sides need to recognize they have “major responsibilities” as world powers, from combating Islamist extremism in the Middle East to dealing with Iran and North Korea’s nuclear programs. As a concrete example of their work together, he said the US and Russia would start sharing intelligence on the Islamic State, which the US and allies are fighting in Iraq and Syria.

Lavrov, speaking separately, confirmed intelligence-sharing would begin and also spoke positively about improving US-Russian ties. “Mr. Kerry and I don’t represent warring sides,” he said.



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[KoKo]

1. Hopefully a start to better cooperation and relations.

Saw a newsclip and Kerry and Lavrov looked pretty relaxed and comfortable with each other after the meetings and in the brief statement.

Cooperation is better than this bellicose rhetoric that's been going on. It's possible that the Saudi's lowering oil prices and the instability in the Eurozone with the sanctions on Russia had some consequences that pushed for a better partnership, also. But, whatever the reason, we have to hope better relations will lead to coordination in dealing with the threats of advances of ISIS destabilizing the ME, further, by spreading to countries beyond leading to more widespread endless war with eventual "boots on the ground" and economic decline for all involved.

[ballyhoo]

2. Trap

[pampango]

3. Good that they can cooperate on some issues while they disagree on others. That is how

countries should deal with international issues - not the "Cold War, we're always right, you're always wrong" mentality.

[Purveyor]

4. Preach 'that' to some of the McCarthynistas on this forum. "What *is* these reds?"

Ever'time you turn aroun' somebody
sayin' somebody else's a red. What
is these reds, anyway?

THE GRAPES OF WRATH" Screenplay by Nunnally Johnson

http://www.dailyscript.com/scripts/grapes_of_wrath.html