A White House official says Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin may “find time to talk informally” at the upcoming Asia-Pacific summit in Beijing or the G20 summit in Brisbane, though an “official bilateral meeting … is not anticipated.” Topics for discussion might include Syria and ISIL, given that Bashar al-Assad enjoys the backing of Moscow, as well as the continuing unrest in Ukraine. No word on whether Obama intends to complain about the new art exhibit in Moscow featuring Putin spanking Obama – though the image is a fitting tribute to yesterday’s election.