*Baku reaffirms its defense cooperation with the U.S. and NATO
*Lukashenka emulates Russian reinterpretation of World War II
*Erdogan visits the U.S. to shift the Kurdish initiative debate
**Visit the Jamestown blog on Russia and Eurasia (http://www.jamestown.org/blog):
- Russia Advances Its Interests as the U.S. Keeps Pushing the "Reset Button"
