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Jones, Mullen to Russia to work on nuclear deal

2010-04-16T07:29:24Z

Obama sending national security chiefs to Moscow to seek successor arms accord

In a sign that a new arms deal with Russia may be close, President Barack Obama is sending two top national security aides to Moscow to work on clearing the last obstacles.

National Security Adviser Reuters) - Vice President Joe Biden will visit Poland, Romania and the Czech Republic this month, the White House said on Tuesday, amid fresh concerns o...

US to scrap plans for missile shield in Europe: WSJ

2010-04-16T10:17:15Z

The United States plans to shelve plans for a missile-defense system based in Poland and the Czech Republic, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday.

It is a move "likely to cheer Moscow and roil the ...

US Vice President Biden hits nerve in Russia

2010-10-13T14:19:54Z

US Vice President Biden's comments on a weakened Russia are front-page news in Moscow

An interview U.S. Vice President Joe Biden gave to an American newspaper was front-page news Monday in Moscow, where his characterization of Russia as a weakened nation hit a raw nerve.

Biden said Russia's economic difficulties are likely...

Obama makes pointed quip on Russian sale of Alaska

2010-04-16T11:28:10Z

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Visiting U.S. President Barack Obama made a pointed quip Tuesday about Russia's sale of Alaska to the United States in the 19th century.

Referring to the l...

US, Russia to sign military cooperation agreement

2010-06-25T21:43:16Z

The United States and Russia will sign a military cooperation agreement when US President Barack Obama visits Moscow in early July, a top Russian general said Friday, quoted by news agencies.

"We determined the basic matters of military cooperation in 2009 and in the future and inten...

Russia says to ink U.S. military deal at summit

2010-06-25T21:43:15Z

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia and the United States will sign deals on military cooperation when U.S. President Barack Obama visits Moscow next month, Russia's top general said on Friday.

"We have outlined the main issues ...

Reports: Medvedev hopeful about Obama's trip

2010-04-16T12:22:04Z

Reports: Medvedev hopeful about security talks with Obama in July

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev expressed optimism Saturday about advancing relations with the U.S. during President Barack Obama's visit to Moscow in July even on divisive topics such as NATO's eas...

Russia, US strike conciliatory tones after talks

2010-04-16T12:27:55Z

Hoping to ease disagreements, Obama and Russian foreign minister offer conciliatory words

Russia was sounding conciliatory during a Washington visit as Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov praised the Obama administration for what he called its pragmatic...

Lavrov, Clinton looking past differences

2010-04-16T12:27:08Z

Lavrov, Clinton pledge to look past differences, pursue arms control

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Thursday that recent differences over Georgia will not stand in the way of arms control negotiations.

In a cordia...

Full Text: Obama, Medvedev After Meeting

2010-10-21T09:55:57Z

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Clinton raises hope of US-Russian missile deal

2010-04-16T16:11:34Z

Clinton raises hope of cooperation on missile defense ahead of talks with Russian counterpart

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton raised the hope of U.S.-Russian cooperation on missile defense Friday on her way to discussions with her Russian counterpart, with a goal of repairing the two nations' relations.

Before departing Brussels for

Russia, Iran signal openness to new US administration

2010-06-26T02:43:50Z

Iran and Russia hinted at warmer ties with Washington under the new Obama administration as top world decision-makers gathered Friday for a major security conference in Munich.

Iranian parliament speaker Ari Larijani welcomed US...

US official: Russians intend to test Obama on arms

2010-04-16T13:47:37Z

US official says Russians intend to 'test the mettle' of the Obama administration on arms

The Russian government is likely to "test the mettle" of Barack Obama and his administration by taking a tougher stance against U.S. missile defenses, a senior State Department official said Wednesday. Russia has hardened its stance toward US plans for a missile shield in an apparent bid to "test the mettle" of incoming President Barack Obama, US arms negotiator John Rood said Wednesday.

"My assessment is the Russians intend to test the mettle of the new administration and the new president," said Rood, acting under secretary of sta...

US, Russia to discuss missile shield in Moscow next week

2010-04-16T13:51:34Z

The United States and Russia will hold next talks in Moscow next week on a planned US missile defence shield in Eastern Europe, Itar-Tass agency reported Thursday quoting a junior Russian foreign minister.

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No warming in US-Russia ties under 'tough' Clinton: analysts

2010-10-13T13:58:43Z

Moscow's rocky relationship with Washington is unlikely to improve with US president-elect Barack Obama's selection of the "tough" Hillary Clinton as his top diplomat, analysts said Tuesday.

"This is a tough politician and not a convenient negotiator for

Rice sets sights on energy-rich ex-Soviet republic

2010-10-13T14:00:45Z

Rice to focus on security, energy in visit to ex-Soviet republic; back seat for reforms

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is leading U.S. efforts to court energy-rich Kazakhstan, the former Soviet republic balancing close relations with Russia and openings to the West after California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger for a ride in his vintage car, a Soviet built Chaika luxury car, during their meeting in the Gorki residence outside Moscow, Russia. The Russian president and the Terminator are tweeting, and m...

Russia Plane Explodes

2011-01-01T08:01:14Z

FILE- In this Aug. 29, 1996 file photo a Vnukovo Airlines Tu-154 comes in to land at Vnukovo airport in Moscow, Russia. A Russian passenger jet, Tu-154, similar to the plane pictured here, carrying 128 people caught fire while taxiing for takeoff at the Western Siberian oil town of Surgut a...

Russia Protest Rally

2010-12-31T10:30:27Z

Riot police officers cordon off an area during a rally in central Moscow, Russia, Friday, Dec. 31, 2010. Opposition groups have been calling rallies on the 31st day of each month to honor the 31st article of the Russian Constitution, which guarantees the right of assembly. Most of the rallies have been banned or dispersed by police as unsanctioned. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

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Russia Khodorkovsky

2010-12-30T06:00:39Z

Mikhail Khodorkovsky, left, and his co-defendant Platon Lebedev smile from behind bars at a court room in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2010. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

APTOPIX Russia Europe Weather

2010-12-26T09:01:11Z

A man rides a sleigh in the Kolomenskoe park on the bank of the Moskva River on the outskirts of Moscow on Sunday, Dec. 26, 2010. Icy rain shout down Moscow's main airport and covered streets with ice. (AP Photo/ Mikhail Metzel)

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