Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov sat down with Bloomberg News — and what he said should come as no surprise to even an amateur Russia watcher. Lavrov insists that a "realistic approach is getting the upper hand" in relations with the U.S. Although dismissing the idea of a new "reset", Lavrov described John Kerry's recent visit to Sochi as "the realization of the need for normalcy."

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