The State Department said Kerry would in fact meet Putin and Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Tuesday at the Black Sea resort of Sochi.
“This trip is part of our ongoing effort to maintain direct lines of communication with senior Russian officials and to ensure U.S. views are clearly conveyed,” State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf said in a statement.
17 posted on 05/11/2015 3:04:01 PM PDT by McGruff
(What did Hillary know and when did she know it?)