WASHINGTON - U.S. President Barack Obama is traveling to Russia's backyard for the second time this year to assure nervous nations of his ironclad commitment to their security. But his objectives will be clouded by the West's inability to halt the Russian aggression that has stoked fears in former Soviet republics.
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U.S. President Barack Obama in a room at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., Jan. 28, 2014.
