U.S. and Russian officials will seek to maintain a working relationship when they met in Washington on Friday, despite the political climate between the two countries since the Cold War has hit its lowest point since the end of one.
President Barack Obama canceled in Moscow with Russian President Vladimir Putin summit this week finally quell any notion to seek relations with the U.S. in recent years, the award-winning "reset" alive.
After Obama's move, Putin sheltered former U.S. spy agencies undertake Edward Snowden, its public flight, revealed U.S. surveillance program is a major embarrassment Washington.
Influential Republican Senator John McCain and Graham seek tougher response and called for NATO membership of Georgia - Russia in 2008 fought a short war - as an ambitious new policy, which will include the European Weaning closed part of Moscow, Russia energy supply.
Although senior U.S. officials stressed the need to maintain cooperation with Moscow.
"Let us be clear, it is still an important relationship, White House spokesman Jay Carney said:" The last Thursday. "We have a lot of fish to fry, if you wish, with Russia, we have a lot of problems with Russia over."
U.S. officials expected to break Secretary of State John Kerry and Chuck Hagel, Secretary of Defense to meet their Russian counterparts Sergei Lavrov and Sergei Shoigu last Friday, but they said that the decision to continue the talks, despite the current friction is very significant in itself .
Moscow and Washington did not agree to a long list of issues, from Syria's civil war, human rights and Russia's ban on gay "propaganda," but there are some areas, the key to global security, they have been able to work together.
Work
Russia and Iran on Tehran's nuclear ambitions talks have been partners in the United States, and this role may be from Iran's new president Hassan Rouhani signal, he may be more willing to reach an agreement with the West, more attention than his predecessor.
Moscow last year joined the United States condemned the former Soviet Union, an ally of North Korea launched ballistic missiles and the United States and NATO to rely on Russia and Central Asian transit routes through a complex network to provide its landlocked Afghanistan war effort.
U.S. officials cited the distribution network in northern Afghanistan, "There is a good example of a partnership" with Russia, Washington wants to avoid any fighting, was shut down may result.
"We believe that we need to continue to cooperate in areas where we can, there is progress in the world, Iran and North Korea are examples in this regard is certainly good," State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki told a news conference.
Although Lavrov and Kerry has repeatedly met to discuss the end of the war in Syria, Hegel and Shoigu will face the so-called 2 +2 talks, which will be the first time.
"A U.S. official said:" We want to continue to negotiate with them, and keep hope, over time, we can break through some of the core issues and exchanged views.
Psaki said that where there are differences, such as missile defense and human rights, "Of course Edward Snowden" will become part of the discussion.
But a U.S. official said the United States will once again try to ease Russian concerns of its missile defense program.
Russia is still worried about the U.S. missile defense system, although Hegel announced in March that Washington will give up in Europe a new interceptor.
 Adams, experts and national interests of the Russian president of the Center think tank in Washington, said that Moscow and Washington are still open discussion between the best way to resolve international terrorism, Afghanistan, Syria and other issues differences.
Sims said: "Russia is not a convenient partner in dealing with these matters, but they are an important partner." "I think the government realized, too, and I think this is the reason they did not cancel the two-plus-two."
Russia remains a staunch supporter of the entire conflict in Syria deteriorated, President Bashar al-Assad a lot of trouble in Washington.
It is not clear whether Putin will soften stance, a U.S. ally Saudi Arabia to provide economic incentives to Russia last week, including major arms deal, if it is extended to support Assad.
 



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