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Barack Obama: Obama administration officials declined to comment on the meeting in Washington with Sergey Lavrov, the Russian foreign minister and Sergei Shoigu, the defense minister. But Russian officials said preparations for this weeks discussions, which they say will take place Friday, are now complete. More Related to this Story, according to Globe and Mail. U.S. angered by Snowdens asylum, but unlikely to ruin already tense Russian relations U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel plan to meet with their Russian counterparts this week for a day of talks that could determine the fate of a September summit between President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Obama weighing utility of summit with Putin (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.