Another flash-forward.
Peace talks in Russia go forward
The Guardian
July 1, 2017
The Novgorod Free State and the Republic of Muscovy have agreed to enter peace talks, promising an end to nearly three decades of on-and-off armed conflict.
The two nations, which arose from the splintering of the Soviet Union after the Sino-Soviet War of 1988, have been locked in a dispute over who is the legitimate government of Russia.
British Prime Minister Ed Miliband has called it "a significant step forward." US President Elizabeth Warren says "Perhaps there is hope for Russia after all."