Has there been any progress in the ongoing talks between U.S. and Russian reps?  The best that can be said is that it’s good they are talking, but statements issued by them show that the Russians have not received the agreement they are seeking, as the U.S. continues to insist it will not accept Russian “red lines” on NATO expansion and arms to Ukraine.  Meanwhile, the attempt at a “Color Revolution” coup in Kazakhstan has been thwarted by decisive action by the CSTO allies of the nation.  “Russia will not allow a ‘Color Revolution'”, Putin stated yesterday, after revealing that “Maidan technologies” — a reference to the methods used in the 2014 coup in Ukraine — had been employed in Kazakhstan.