https://freerepublic.com/tag/sergeikshoigu/ en-us Wed, 7 Aug 2013 04:44:26 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3051958/posts WASHINGTON — Secretary of State John Kerry and Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel plan to meet here in Washington with their Russian counterparts on Friday for a day of talks that could determine the fate of a September summit meeting between President Obama and the Russian president, Vladimir V. Putin. State Department officials on Tuesday afternoon confirmed the meeting with Sergey V. Lavrov, the Russian foreign minister, and Sergei K. Shoigu, the defense minister. Jen Psaki, the State Department spokeswoman, said the four officials would discuss “a number of pressing bilateral and global issues.” “There’s a lot to discuss,´´Ms. Psaki said. New York Times https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3051958/posts#comment Wed, 7 Aug 2013 04:44:26 GMT