title: Does Putin's German Interview Mark Turn to West?
abstract: APTEKAR: INTERVIEW WITH GERMAN NEWSPAPER BILD IS FULL OF
   SELF-JUSTIFICATION, BUT SOME SAY THAT PUTIN IS ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A
   PEACEFUL GESTURE TOWARD THE WEST IN HOPES OF EASING SANCTIONS ... PEACEFUL PUTIN. (By Pavel Aptekar. Vedomosti, Jan.
   12, 2016, p. 1. Complete text:) [Russian President] Vladimir Putin
   is again sending signals to the West about his desire for peace.
   [In view,] the West should acknowledge that it has pursued
   an unjust policy against Russia, and should allow Russia keep
journal: Current Digest of the Russian Press The