Update to this story. Via Moscow Times: U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry finally reached Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov by phone over the weekend, after almost a week of trying to contact his Russian counterpart. In a statement on its official website, the Foreign Ministry said that Lavrov and Kerry spoke by phone on Sunday and discussed North Korea and the international community’s efforts to put an end to the civil conflict in Syria. The ministry … Continue reading Russian Foreign Minister Finally Calls John Kerry Back . . . Seven Days Later…