A prerequisite of serious talks is that the country’s leadership consolidates majority national support for such a process.
Michael Young
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Despite President Obama’s upcoming participation in the Russia-U.S. summit in St. Petersburg, much of the American foreign policy community remains at odds over U.S. policy towards Moscow.
Source: HDNet's Dan Rather Reports

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Trenin was director of the Carnegie Moscow Center from 2008 to early 2022.
Dan Rather
Stephen Cohen
Ariel Cohen
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