As the initial shock over the Malaysia Airlines plane disaster in Ukraine subsides, the governments of Russia and the U.S. appear to be adopting a more conciliatory rhetoric toward each other, demonstrating the constraints that drive their foreign policies.
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A banner covers the mouth of a Malaysian youth during a rally outside the Russian embassy in Kuala Lumpur on July 22, 2014.
