After a four-nation tour that started in Europe and ended in Saudi Arabia, the song remains the same for President Barack Obama and Ukraine.<br/> <br />Obama ended the trip in the same situation, facing great uncertainty about a diplomatic solution.<br/> <br />European allies are skeptical about further economic sanctions against Russia, fearing backlash against their own economies.<br/> <br />Now with Ukrainian troops gone and Russia having annexed Crimea, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov signaled Saturday a desire to ease tensions.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (Russian) RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTER, SERGEI LAVROV, SAYING:<br/> <br />"We have absolutely no intention of - or interest in - crossing Ukraine's borders. Absolutely none. We only want for the work to be multilateral."<br/> <br />This comes after Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke via phone on Friday.<br/> <br />Putin raised the possibility of negotiating a solution, but U.S. officials remain wary.<br/> <br />In the meantime, Lavrov and his U.S. counterpa
