US Russian Relations

U.N. Assad Ouster Resolution Faces Strong Opposition From Russia

HuffingtonPost.com | Joshua Hersh | Posted 02.01.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Secretary of State Hillary Clinton joined her counterparts from around the world in a passionate, argumentative session of the United Na...

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U.S. Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul's YouTube Presentation From a Public Diplomacy Perspective

John Brown | Posted 03.17.2012

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I've looked at/listened to newly-appointed U.S. Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul's recent video presentation to the people of Russia. Based on my Foreign Service experience in Moscow as Cultural Affairs Officer (1998-2001), several aspects of the talk struck me.

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Speaker Boehner Arrogantly Misunderstands Modern Russia

Andranik Migranyan | Posted 01.01.2012

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House Speaker John Boehner, in his anti-Russian rant to the Heritage Foundation this week, puts partisan politics and ideology above the best interests of his own country.

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Another Re-Set In Russian-American Relations

Andrei Bystritsky | Posted 08.22.2011

Read More: Russia, Voice of Russia, US-Russian Relations, World News

Our focus was on how best to present the Russian perspective to an American audience and hopefully to reach a large audience through online streaming options.

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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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The Impact of the Midterm Elections on the US-Russian Relations

Andranik Migranyan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: US-Russian Relations, "Reset"-Policy, Politics News

Regardless of whether Republicans or Democrats win in the congressional or presidential elections in coming years, Washington will, in my opinion, continue to carry out the reset policy with only slight modifications, which is in line with US interests.

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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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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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America's Chickens Come Home to Roost

Dr. John Salerno | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Weight Loss Advice, Factory Farms, Russian President Putin, Low Carb Diet, Chickens, Recipes, US-Russian Relations, World News

Russia, like the European Union, has issued a ban on birds raised using standard American practices. As a result their chicken is more flavorful, more healthy but also more expensive.

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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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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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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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Engaging Russia: Energy Could Still Be the Answer

Macha Levinson | Posted 05.25.2011

Russia needs Western know-how and financing to exploit its vast energy resources. And the US needs new energy suppliers until country is effectively weaned off foreign oil.

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What a Year It Might Be

Gary Hart | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Obama Russia, Russia, Nuclear Weapons, 2008 New Year, Non-Proliferation Treaty, Russia Nuclear Weapons, Nuclear Zero, New Year's Commentary, Obama Nuclear Weapons, Cold War, START I Treaty, US-Russian Relations, Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty, Politics News

2009 could be the year when America and Russia decide to make dramatic reductions in nuclear weapons and convene an international conference of all nuclear nations to agree to the complete elimination of nuclear weapons from the face of the earth.

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