Topic: Russia
Admin official: Spy swap underscores progress in US-Russia relationsAn Obama administration official says the quick and pragmatic arrangement of the spy swap with Russia speaks to the progress that has been made in U.S.-Russian relations.The senior administration official, who spoke on condition ...
Admin official: Russians had to sign oath admitting guilt, allowed to leave with familiesAn Obama administration official says the four people who are being released by the Russians in a spy swap were required by Moscow to sign a statement admitting guilt ...
The article discusses the highlights of the annual Munich Security Conference held in Munich, Germany. The top theme discussed at the event was the relationship between the U.S. and Russia. Although the conference was infor-mal, it still became a focus of the ...
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Tuesday morning that major Western powers have convinced China and Russia to impose new economic sanctions on Iran in an effort to deter Tehran's alleged nuclear weapons aspirations. As we've written ...
Obama sending national security chiefs to Moscow to seek successor arms accordIn 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 ...
BUCHAREST (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden called on central and east European states on Thursday to become more involved in fighting security threats and work closer with their former Soviet bloc peers outside western alliances.The United States is keen to ...
Biden heading to Central Europe amid doubts among allies about US security commitmentVice President Joe Biden is traveling to Central Europe to reassure leaders who are nervous that the Obama administration's courting of Russia means a reduced commitment to their security.Biden's trip ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Vice President Joe Biden will visit Poland, Romania and the Czech Republic this month, the White House said on Tuesday, amid fresh concerns over the U.S. commitment to eastern Europe's defense.Biden will visit the three NATO allies from October ...
Russias top drug official wants U.S. to eradicate Afghan poppy fields from the air The United States should adopt an all-out eradication policy in regard to the poppy fields in Afghanistan, says Viktor Ivanov, the top drug enforcement official in Russia.Ivanov was ...
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 " "The US will base its decision on a determination that Iran's long-range missile program ...
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