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US-Russia Thaw Worries Eastern European Countries

AP | VANESSA GERA | Posted 08.16.2009 | World


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

Obamas Family Night Miffs Some in Moscow

New York Times | PETER BAKER | Posted 08.08.2009 | Politics


If Paris is for lovers, it looks like Moscow is for families. [...] The decision to brush off the Russians on one of his two nights here miffed som...

Obama's Trip Abroad: PHOTOS, STORIES, FASHION

The Huffington Post | Posted 08.07.2009 | World


Even before Air Force One had left US soil on Sunday evening, Obama's trip had built up high expectations across the globe. The schedule roughly sta...

Medvedev-Obama Summit: A Path to Success

Igor Ivanov | Posted 08.06.2009 | World


Igor Ivanov

This is the first serious encounter of two young presidents who both represent a new generation of politicians. But repairing this relationship will take time, and there are deep, historical obstacles to success.

For Obama Visit, Russian TV Mute Anti-American Rants

nytimes.com | ELLEN BARRY | Posted 08.06.2009 | World


MOSCOW When Barack Obama and Dmitri A. Medvedev meet behind closed doors here on Monday, among those on tenterhooks will be the television commentator...

Obama, Medvedev Meet In Russia

AP | STEVEN R. HURST | Posted 08.06.2009 | World


MOSCOW — Presidents Barack Obama and Dmitry Medvedev confidently committed to a year-end deal to slash nuclear stockpiles by about a third on Mo...

Obama Russia Newspaper Interview: Strengthen Human Rights, Rule Of Law

AP | MIKE ECKEL | Posted 08.05.2009 | Politics


MOSCOW — President Barack Obama said strengthening human rights and the rule of law in Russia should be a part of the much-heralded "reset" in U...

Obama To Putin: The Old Cold War Approach To Diplomacy Is "Outdated"

AP | Posted 08.02.2009 | World


WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is describing Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin as someone who still has "one foot in the old ways of do...

US, Russia Nuclear Talks Begin

AP | VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV | Posted 06.19.2009 | World


MOSCOW — Russian and U.S. negotiators sat down for difficult nuclear arms control talks Tuesday amid hopes that warming relations could help the...

Obama To Visit Russia In July: Kremlin

AP | DAVID NOWAK | Posted 06.11.2009 | World


MOSCOW — The Kremlin said Monday that President Barack Obama will travel to Russia July 6-8, where talks are expected to focus on nuclear weapon...

Medvedev-Obama Meeting A Win For Russia: Analysis

AP | STEVE GUTTERMAN | Posted 05.03.2009 | World


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

US, Russia Press Arms Talks As They Seek New Start

nytimes.com | HELENE COOPER | Posted 05.02.2009 | World


LONDON --President Obama and Russian President Dmitri Medvedev, in their historically symbolic first meeting, vowed a "fresh start" in relations and a...

Obama's Wednesday G-20 Schedule

Huffington Post | Stuart Whatley | Posted 05.02.2009 | Politics


Today is President Obama and the First Lady's first full day in the United Kingdom for the G-20 Summit. The following is today's schedule; bear in min...

Finding the Reset Button in London

Jeffrey Mankoff | Posted 04.25.2009 | World


Jeffrey Mankoff

Obama will have to acknowledge a difficult truth -- namely that Russia is not interested in becoming part of the West and believes its interests and those of the West remain distinct.

Obama On Russia Deal: No "Quid Pro Quo"

AP | STEVEN R. HURST | Posted 04.03.2009 | Politics


WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama said Tuesday he has told Russia that reducing Iran's pursuit of a nuclear weapon would in turn lessen the ne...

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Schumer Proposed Russian Deal To Bush In 2008

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 04.03.2009 | Politics


A little less than a year before President Obama reportedly sent a secret letter to Russian President Dmitri A. Medvedev, offering to forgo an anti-mi...