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Russia, U.S. continue strategic arms reduction dialogue

01:34 21/09/2009

The sixth round of talks on a new nuclear arms reduction deal between Russia and the U.S. opens on Monday in Geneva.

Russia, U.S. likely to agree on arms reduction deal by yearend

23:25 20/09/2009

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Sunday the chances to reach agreements with the United States on a new strategic arms reduction treaty by the end of 2009 are "high enough."

U.S. President Obama's visit to Moscow

18:39 09/07/2009

The results of the summit between Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and U.S. President Barack Obama

Obama meets ex-Soviet president Gorbachev in Moscow

21:05 07/07/2009

U.S. President Barack Obama met with former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev on Tuesday during his visit to Moscow, the head of the Gorbachev Foundation press service said.

Afghan transit deal gives Russia right to inspect U.S. flights

20:47 07/07/2009

Moscow will have the right to inspect U.S. military planes flying over its territory under a deal with Washington on transit to Afghanistan, the Russian foreign minister said on Tuesday.

Russia's Lavrov says U.S. missile shield plans counterproductive

20:13 07/07/2009

Moscow hopes that Washington will realize the 'counter productivity' of its plan to deploy elements of U.S. missile shield in central Europe, the Russian foreign minister said on Tuesday.

Obama says Russia, U.S. can forge better future through trade

19:54 07/07/2009

U.S. President Barack Obama urged Moscow and Washington on Tuesday to enhance transparency in order to boost investment and bilateral trade for a "better future."

Obama's daughters taught to bake Russian gingerbread

19:28 07/07/2009

The daughters of U.S. President Barack Obama visited a Moscow museum complex on Tuesday where they were taught to bake Russian ginger and honey cookies, called pryaniki.

Presidential aide assesses the meeting between Dmitry Medvedev and Barack Obama

18:16 07/07/2009

The Russian Presidential aide, Arkady Dvorkovich, assesses the discussion between Barack Obama and Dmitry Medvedev, and also explains what agreements were reached between the two countries’ leaders on the first day of the American President’s visit.

South Ossetians ask Obama to help find missing relatives

18:04 07/07/2009

A group of South Ossetian women have sent a letter to U.S. President Barack Obama asking him to help find their children, who they say were abducted by Georgian agents, an official said on Tuesday.

Russia's Lavrov expects Obama to scrap Soviet-era trade barrier

17:19 07/07/2009

Russia expects U.S. President Barack Obama, currently visiting Moscow, to abolish the Soviet-era Jackson-Vanik amendment, which continues to restrict trade between the countries, the foreign minister said.

President Barack Obama’s Moscow speech

17:11 07/07/2009

Below follows the prepared text of U.S. President Barack Obama’s speech to the New Economic School in Moscow, as released by the White House.

Michelle Obama receives nesting dolls from Russian nuns

16:16 07/07/2009

Michelle Obama has received a matryoshka, or Russian nesting dolls, as a present from Moscow nuns.

Medvedev and Obama reset arms control project

16:04 07/07/2009

The Russian and U.S. presidents signed a preliminary agreement on strategic offensive arms on the first day of Barack Obama’s visit to Russia. The agreement will become the basis for a new START treaty.

Obama pledges to consider Russia's missile defense concerns

15:45 07/07/2009

U.S. President Barack Obama pledged on Tuesday to consider Russia's concerns on missile defense and to respect Moscow's interests in the post-Soviet space, a senior Russian government official said.

Obama to meet ex-Soviet president Gorbachev in Moscow

13:00 07/07/2009

U.S. President Barack Obama is due to meet with former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev on Tuesday during his visit to Moscow.

Obama seeks Russia's cooperation on Iran and N.Korea

12:55 07/07/2009

The U.S. president gave a speech to students in Moscow on Tuesday, calling for a major overhaul in relations between the countries, and calling on Russia to work with the West to prevent a nuclear arms race.

Putin meets Obama for the first time

12:36 07/07/2009

U.S. President Barack Obama began his first meeting with Vladimir Putin on Tuesday morning at the Russian prime minister's country residence outside Moscow.

Putin meets Obama for the first time

10:15 07/07/2009

U.S. President Barack Obama began his first meeting with Vladimir Putin on Tuesday morning at the Russian prime minister's country residence outside Moscow.

Better trust yields first results - expert about Obama's visit

23:05 06/07/2009

The Russian and U.S. presidents outlined a set of trust-building measures that could serve as the basis for a better relationship. There were no breakthroughs, but progress was tangible.

Gentle approach to sensitive issues - expert about Obama's visit

23:00 06/07/2009

U.S. plans for a missile defense system in Europe were on the agenda during Medvedev-Obama talks in Moscow. U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev tip-toed around U.S. plans for missile defense in Europe.

The Policy of small improvements

22:32 06/07/2009

By Dmitry Babich, political analyst, RIA Novosti

Obama says Medvedev-Putin tandem effective

22:31 06/07/2009

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin effectively work together, U.S. President Barack Obama said Monday.

Medvedev says U.S. missile shield must balance others' interests

22:28 06/07/2009

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Monday it is necessary to link any resolution of the U.S. plans for missile defense in Europe with other countries' interests.

Russia, U.S. sign deal on military transit to Afghanistan

22:00 06/07/2009

Russia and the United States signed on Monday an agreement on military transit, both overland and by air, via Russian territory to Afghanistan.

Obama says Georgia's territorial integrity 'must be respected'

21:37 06/07/2009

U.S. President Barack Obama urged that Russia respect Georgia's sovereignty and territorial integrity during talks with President Dmitry Medvedev in Moscow on Monday.

Medvedev, Obama discuss N.Korea and Iran at Moscow summit

21:30 06/07/2009

The leaders of Russia and the United States discussed the nuclear programs of North Korea and Iran during their meeting in Moscow on Monday, U.S. President Barack Obama said.

Medvedev, Obama sign Kremlin deal to cut nuclear arsenals

21:28 06/07/2009

The Russian and U.S. presidents signed a preliminary agreement on Monday to cut their countries' nuclear arsenals to 1,500-1,675 operational warheads within seven years after a new arms reduction treaty comes into force.

US President Barack Obama arrives in Russian Capital

17:31 06/07/2009

Obama's distinctive Air Force One jetliner touched down as drizzly gray skies blanketed Moscow. US President Barack Obama opened his first Moscow summit on Monday, a series of meetings sure to test his diplomatic skills, but already set to deliver some tangible progress on nuclear arsenal reductions and help for the fight in Afghanistan.

U.S. President Obama arrives in Moscow

16:02 06/07/2009

Russia, U.S. can agree on arms cuts - Medvedev

15:47 06/07/2009

Russia and the United States have every chance of reaching important agreements, including on strategic arms reductions, the Russian president said on Monday.

Public debate on Russia-U.S. relations. Moscow, July 1.

10:52 06/07/2009

American and Russian experts and political scientists from the Valdai International Discussion Club shared their views on the probable outcome of the Russia-U.S. summit, the most burning issues and future of the two countries’ relations.

Obama, Medvedev aim to 'reset' U.S.-Russia ties at Moscow summit

10:02 06/07/2009

U.S. President Barack Obama arrives in a rainswept Moscow on Monday for talks with his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev as the U.S. and Russia look to improve relations.

Obama says U.S. missile shield set to counter Iran, not Russia

11:52 05/07/2009

U.S. President Barack Obama said in an interview with a prominent Russian newspaper that the planned deployment of a U.S. missile shield in Europe was intended to counter Iran, not Russia.

U.S. to give up missile shield plans - Russian upper house speaker

19:45 04/07/2009

The speaker of the Russian parliament's upper house said Saturday the United States could give up its plans to deploy a missile shield in Poland and the Czech Republic

Medvedev counts on specific results of Moscow meeting with Obama

12:36 04/07/2009

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Saturday he hopes for specific results of the forthcoming visit to Moscow by his U.S. counterpart Barack Obama on July 6-8

Russia needs new arms reduction deal as much as U.S. - diplomat

21:53 03/07/2009

Russia and the U.S. will both benefit from a new strategic arms reduction agreement, a Russian deputy foreign minister said on Friday.

Kremlin confirms Russia, U.S. to sign framework arms control deal

17:10 03/07/2009

The Kremlin confirmed on Friday that the Russian and U.S. presidents would sign a key framework arms control agreement during President Barack Obama's visit next week.

Russia, U.S. to sign military cooperation, Afghan transit deals

16:44 03/07/2009

Russia and the U.S. will sign deals expanding bilateral military ties and on transit of military supplies via Russia to U.S. troops in Afghanistan during the U.S. president's visit to Moscow, a Kremlin aide said.

Whatever the new START stipulates, it should leave Russia with MIRV-ed ICBMs

14:54 03/07/2009

Sergei Roy, Editor, Guardian-psj.ru, Moscow

Obama-Medvedev summit: no shortage of advisors

14:47 03/07/2009

Edward Lozansky, President, American University in Moscow

Barack Obama: a cult of personality

14:41 03/07/2009

Vladimir Belaeff, President, Global Society Institute, Inc., San Francisco, CA

Putin to meet Obama on July 7 to discuss trade

20:30 02/07/2009

Vladimir Putin will meet with President Barack Obama, who arrives in Moscow on his first visit next week, for talks set to focus on persisting trade hurdles, the Russian premier's spokesman said on Thursday.

Moscow pulling out all the stops for President Obama

17:51 02/07/2009

U.S. President Barack Obama is to pay an official visit to Russia July 6-8. Preparations in Moscow are in full swing to give President Obama the full red-carpet treatment. His hotel accommodation and restaurant venues have already been announced.

U.S. Clinton cancels visit to Russia due to arm injury

12:07 02/07/2009

An arm injury has forced U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to cancel her visit to Moscow, where she was due to accompany President Barack Obama next week, a Russian Foreign Ministry source said on Thursday.

Russia has not yet made up its mind on what it wants from the U.S.

18:28 01/07/2009

Russia has not yet made up its mind on what it wants from the United States, says Sergei Karaganov, chairman of the Council for Russia’s Foreign and Defense Policy

Russian expert says there is always a third party in Russia-U.S. relations

18:25 01/07/2009

Andrei Zolotov Jr., the founding editor of the Russia Profile magazine says there is always a third party in relations between Russia and the United States

Russian analysts skeptical ahead of Obama's visit to Moscow

21:26 30/06/2009

Russian political analysts are more skeptical than their U.S. counterparts that Russian-U.S. ties can be "reset" during President Barack Obama's July 6-8 visit to Moscow, a Russian analyst said on Tuesday.

Obama’s upcoming visit likely to focus on arms reduction

20:08 30/06/2009

Steven Pifer, former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, says Russia and the U.S. need to find common ground, including on arms reduction, which will be a key focus of Obama’s upcoming visit.

Russia-U.S. ties neglected, but can now be rebuilt

20:04 30/06/2009

Timothy Colton, director of Harvard's Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies, says the Russia-U.S. connection has been “neglected” but now the countries are starting to talk.

Russian, U.S. MPs discuss bilateral ties ahead of July summit

10:46 29/06/2009

Members of the U.S. House of Representatives are in Russia on June 29-30 to discuss urgent issues of bilateral relations ahead of U.S. President Barack Obama's visit to Moscow on July 6-8.

Is the Reset Worth Rethinking Interests?

19:32 26/06/2009

(Pavel Andreev, Head of RIA Novosti International Projects and political commentator)

Russia, U.S. to sign military cooperation deal during Obama trip

15:00 26/06/2009

A Russian-U.S. military cooperation agreement will be signed during President Barack Obama's visit to Moscow in early July, the chief of the Russian military's General Staff said on Friday.

A Reset won’t solve the problem

15:04 25/06/2009

By Andrei Zolotov, Jr.,Chief Editor of Russia Profile and Deputy Director of the RIA Novosti Foreign Service.

The impossible takes a little longer

12:49 25/06/2009

Tim Wall, Editor-in-Chief, The Moscow News

A true meaning of “Reset”

11:46 25/06/2009

Dmitri Simes, President of The Nixon Center, Publisher of The National Interest

New START agreement should not run counter to Russian interests

18:54 24/06/2009

MOSCOW. (Yury Zaitsev for RIA Novosti)

Russia and the US: rethinking interests

17:53 24/06/2009

Mikhail Margelov, chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee, Federation Council of Russia

The Moscow summit and improving the U.S.-Russian relationship

11:45 24/06/2009

Steven Pifer, Visiting Fellow, Foreign Policy, Center on the United States and Europe, The Brookings Institution

Russia, U.S. eager to reset relations, but can they?

20:48 23/06/2009

Alexei Pushkov, host of the Post Scriptum program on TV Center television channel

Russia-United States: a bridge spanning the Atlantic

20:42 23/06/2009

RIA Novosti political analyst Samir Shakhbaz

Thinking through the “Reset”

19:00 23/06/2009

Timothy J. Colton, Harvard University June 23, 2009

Do not waste an opportunity to seize an opportunity

10:55 23/06/2009

Robert Legvold, Marshall D. Shulman Professor, Department of Political Science, Columbia University

Topol-M ballistic missile

09:22 23/06/2009

United States-Russia: last stop before the summit

18:51 22/06/2009

MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti political commentator Andrei Fedyashin) – On June 23-24, the United States and Russia will hold the third round of consultations on replacing the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START I)

U.S. ABM system in Europe: Opinions

15:23 22/06/2009

In 2008, the United States and the Czech Republic signed an agreement on the deployment of a U.S. missile tracking radar in the republic.

The U.S. National Missile Defense system

13:37 22/06/2009

Reference Note

History of START I (Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty) and START II

13:35 22/06/2009

The Treaty on the Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms (START I) between the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (U.S.S.R.) and the United States (U.S.) was signed in Moscow on July 31, 1991 at a summit meeting between Soviet and U.S. presidents, Mikhail Gorbachev and George Bush, and entered into force on December 5, 1994.

World’s nuclear states map

19:54 02/06/2009

Under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), a nuclear state is defined as one that detonated a nuclear device prior to January 1, 1967.

Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START I)

19:31 02/06/2009

The Strategic Arms Reductions Treaty (START 1), signed in 1991, makes it incumbent on Russia and the United States to reduce nuclear warheads to 6,000 and their delivery vehicles to 1,600 each. The treaty expires on December 5 this year.

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