US Russia Relations

Putin: U.S. Lives 'Like Parasites' Off The Global Economy

Posted 10.01.2011

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LAKE SELIGER, Russia, Aug 1 (Reuters) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin accused the United States on Monday of living beyond its means "like...

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Obama: U.S., Russia To Work On Missile Defense

AP | NANCY BENAC | Posted 07.26.2011

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DEAUVILLE, France — It is no simple thing to push the "reset" button on U.S.-Russian relations. Trying to move beyond years of inherited mistru...

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Five Next Steps To Increase American Security

Joe Cirincione | Posted 07.04.2011

Read More: Nuclear Weapons, SuPR Group, New Start, US Russia Relations, Igor Ivanov, Nuclear Arms, Start Treaty, Nuclear Proliferation, Madeleine Albright, World News

There's one less threat to America this week, but there are 21,000 others waiting to explode. That's the number of nuclear weapons in the U.S. and Russia.

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Feds Defend Extradition Of Alleged Major Russian Arms Dealer

AP | LARRY NEUMEISTER | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — A former Soviet military officer dubbed the "Merchant of Death" for allegedly selling an arsenal of weapons that would be "the envy o...

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Obama's Hopes For Russia Nuclear Pact Fade

AP | DESMOND BUTLER | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — An agreement between the United States and Russia to slash their nuclear arsenals was in danger of collapse Tuesday after an influe...

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Signing of New START Treaty: Proof of the Reset in Action

Andranik Migranyan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: U.S. Russia Nuclear Pact, Nuclear Weapons, Start, Nuclear Proliferation, U.S.-Russia Relations, Nuclear, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, U.S.-Russian Relations, Migranyan, World News

The ratification process is sure to be challenging, but the fact that Presidents Medvedev and Obama achieved such a complex and globally significant deal should be lauded as a genuine achievement.

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US-Russian Nuclear Deal To Be Signed In Prague

AP | ROBERT BURNS and LYNN BERRY | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — The U.S. and Russia reached a breakthrough agreement Wednesday for a historic treaty to reduce the nuclear arsenals of the former C...

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Russia Angered By US Missile Defense Plan

AP | VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV | Posted 05.25.2011

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MOSCOW — Russia has serious concerns about U.S. plans to deploy missile interceptors in Romania, the Foreign Ministry said Friday. The statemen...

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Poles, Czechs: US Missile Defense Shift A Betrayal

AP | VANESSA GERA | Posted 05.25.2011

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WARSAW, Poland — Poles and Czechs voiced deep concern Friday at President Barack Obama's decision to scrap a Bush-era missile defense shield pla...

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Biden Russia Remarks Hit A Nerve In Moscow

AP | LYNN BERRY | Posted 05.25.2011

MOSCOW — An interview U.S. Vice President Joe Biden gave to an American newspaper was front-page news Monday in Moscow, where his characterizati...

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Can We Stop Being a Superpower, Please?

Deepak Chopra | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: American Superpower, Militarism, Superpowers, US Russia Relations, Military Industrial Complex, Cold War, Politics News

A group of misguided neocon gunslingers led the U.S. to a catastrophe. Have we come to the point where disillusionment will lead us where we need to go: the end of playing the superpower role?

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US-Russia Thaw Worries Eastern European Countries

AP | VANESSA GERA | Posted 05.25.2011

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WARSAW, Poland — A group of prominent former Eastern European leaders wrote to President Barack Obama on Thursday that their region is gripped b...

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Medvedev-Obama Meeting A Win For Russia: Analysis

AP | STEVE GUTTERMAN | Posted 05.25.2011

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MOSCOW — President Dmitry Medvedev's first meeting with Barack Obama brought Russia a shot of prestige, upbeat headlines about nuclear-arms cuts...

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Obama, Medvedev Seek New Era In U.S.-Russia Ties

Reuters | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Russia, Iran, Barack Obama, Dimitri Medvedev, US-Russian Ties, US-Russia Relations, Dmitry Medvedev, NATO Expansion, London-United Kingdom, United Kingdom, World News

LONDON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama and President Dmitry Medvedev will hit the restart button on U.S.-Russian ties by agreeing to begin talks on...

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Clinton Meets Russian Foreign Minister, Begins With Linguistic Hiccup

New York Times | Mark Landler | Posted 05.25.2011

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GENEVA -- A carefully orchestrated, closely-watched meeting here between Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and her Russian counterpart began a...

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Marriage Counseling for the United States and Russia

Jamie Metzl | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Energy, Russia, Nonproliferation, Wto, US Russia Relations, Nato, Obama, Arms Control, Dmitry Medvedev, World News

As new leaders, Presidents Obama and Medvedev have an invaluable opportunity to reestablish trust and work toward a stronger partnership based on shared interests.

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Biden: Time To Repair Relations With Russia

AP | LOLITA C. BALDOR | Posted 05.25.2011

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MUNICH, Germany — Vice President Joe Biden says it's time to repair the rift in relations between the U.S. and Russia. Biden told a gathering o...

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Russia and the US: It's Time to Graduate

Brian Burton and David Capezza | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Nuclear Disarmament, US Russia Relations, Venezuela, Center for New American Security, Georgia, Russia, Ukraine, Political Satire, International Relations, Cuba, US, North Korea, World News

Russia cannot understand why the U.S. continually sets up social networks to take in more friends, while socially-awkward Russia has trouble making friends at all.

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Putin: Obama May Ease US-Russian Tensions

AP | VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV | Posted 05.25.2011

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MOSCOW — Russia's leaders expressed hope Thursday that relations with the United States will improve after President-elect Barack Obama takes of...

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NASA's Five-Year Hiatus Will See The US Rely On The Russian Space Program

NY Times | JOHN SCHWARTZ | Posted 05.25.2011

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STAR CITY, Russia -- This place was once no place, a secret military base northeast of Moscow that did not show up on maps. The Soviet Union trained i...

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Biden vs. Palin: What Joe Needs To Do

Tom Farer | Posted 05.25.2011

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During the debate, Biden's test is to pry Palin loose from her her lines and then underscore the emptiness or sinister implications of her stated views without appearing condescending or a lout.

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When it Comes to Colin Powell, What is Bill Kristol Up To?

Steve Clemons | Posted 05.25.2011

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Bill Kristol and friends don't want interest-calculating negotiators and balanced, sensible, pragmatic realists like Colin Powell around McCain.

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