TODAY: No quick fix for North Korea arms issue; US-Russia nuclear talks imminent; law proposed to make Nazi rehabilitation a crime; opposition struggles for the airwaves in Sochi; local newspaper faces closure for use of one word

‘We do not foresee any breakthroughs’, Sergei Lavrov has reportedly commented after talks with North Korea’s Foreign Minister regarding the latter’s nuclear arms program.  Tomorrow negotiators from Russia and the US will meet for the first time to discuss a new nuclear disarmament treaty.  The Washington Post reports that Sergei Lavrov will meet with Hilary Clinton in Washington on May 7.  Russian analysts say that during his first 100 days as President, Barack Obama has exceeded Russia’s expectations for improvements in bilateral relations.  According to Ria-Novosti, Russia has resumed counter-terrorism operations in three districts of Southern Chechnya.