| Obama's Russia Problem - Page 1 - The Daily Beast
http://www.thedailybeast.com To win over a Russian public that's playing hard to get, he should do what he does best: Give a speech.Obama's Russia Problem. Enter your email address: Enter the recipients' email addresses, separated by commas: Message: Your email has been sent. A year later, the near-total Russian indifference to Obama's first presidential visit to the country is a curious and upsetting thing to witness. Barack Obama occupies in the |
| Obama Russia Newspaper Interview: Strengthen Human Rights, Rule Of Law
http://www.huffingtonpost.com 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 US Obama also said he applauded President Dmitry Medvedev's efforts to reform Russia's creaky judicial system, according excerpts released by Novaya Gazeta before As President Obama heads to Russia, stove-piping is blocking what could be a major multifaceted deal. The main negotiations in preparation |
| Obama's Russia Gamble - The Plank
http://blogs.tnr.com Obama's Russia Gamble. Joshua A. Tucker, an associate professor of politics at NYU, is a National Security Fellow at the Truman National Security Project and The text of Obama's speech today is filled with praiseworthy words about Russia, Russian history, the contributions of Russia to world society, etc. It But make no mistake, trying to exploit potential rifts between Medvedev and Putin is a bit of a gamble on Obama's part. And |
| Russia Welcomes Barack Obama With Deployment Of Nuclear-capable
http://www.telegraph.co.uk The Kremlin gave Barack Obama a glacial welcome to the world stage when Dmitry Medvedev, the Russian president, ordered the deployment of nuclear In comments likely to unnerve the Obama camp, the Russian leader even hinted that he was prepared to use the missiles to destroy the shield, which They suggested that Russia was deliberately attempting to test Mr Obama's mettle. Some analysts say that Kremlin hardliners are worried that the |
| Obama, Medvedev Agree To Pursue Nuclear Reduction - Yahoo! News
http://news.yahoo.com President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signed a preliminary agreement Monday to reduce the world's two largest nuclear stockpiles by as much as a third AP – The President of the United States, Barack Obama, left, and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev exchange … The document signed by the two leaders at a Moscow summit, Obama's first in Russia, is meant as a guide for negotiators as the nations work toward a replacement pact |
| Obama's Russia Test - WSJ.com
http://online.wsj.com It will not be six months before the world tests Barack Obama. . . . I guarantee you it's gonna happen. Joe Biden's famous campaign gaffe-as-prophecy was off by six months. How Mr. Obama responds to the Kremlin's provocation this week will offer an important glimpse of his Administration's Obama's Russia Test. Article; Comments. more in Opinion ». Email; Printer Friendly; Share: Yahoo Buzz ↓ More |
| Barack Obama Urges Russia Not To Interfere In Neighbouring States
http://www.guardian.co.uk Barack Obama today set out his vision for a new post-cold war world, and urged Russia not to interfere in neighbouring states and to move In a keynote speech during his first trip to Russia as US president, Obama called on Moscow to stop viewing America as an adversary. The On Monday Obama and Russia's president, Dmitry Medvedev, agreed a framework document that would see both sides cut their nuclear arsenals by up to a third. Today |
| Obama, Russia's Medvedev To Reopen Talks On Nuclear Arms - Los
http://articles.latimes.com Reporting from Washington and London - The United States and Russia have agreed to reopen talks about curtailing their arsenals of nuclear warheads The U.S. and Russian presidents, in a sidebar meeting at the G-20 summit, agree to renew discussions on reducing the nations' warheads. Obama Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, announcing their intention to "move beyond Cold War mentalities" and reopen arms talks at a meeting today |
| Russia Blog: Russians For Obama
http://www.russiablog.org Mr. Obama is popular for other reasons that have nothing to do with avoiding (purposely or not) negative rhetoric about Russia. He I dont think Russians should think so warmly of Obama as his senior advisors are the most hate filled anti-russian people in US politics especially Polish Hey, stop talking in the name of the whole Russia. I'm Russian and I don't support Obama. I don't support any president of the USA till this country wants to nuke my |
| Obama, Russia's Medvedev Announce New Arms Control Plan
http://www.america.gov President Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev announce plans for deep, new cuts in their nuclear weapons arsenals in a move toward charting a new course in US-Russian relations. “What we're seeing today is the beginning of new progress in the US-Russian relations,” Obama says. |
| Obama: U.S., Russia Not Destined To Be Enemies - Political News
http://www.foxnews.com Working to drastically reshape US relations with a skeptical Russia, President Obama said,Before leaving for Russia, Obama said Putin "has one foot in the old ways of doing business and one foot in the new." But after his meeting with the Russian leader, a senior administration official On Georgia and Ukraine -- two nations that have sought NATO membership to the chagrin of neighboring Russia -- Obama tried a diplomatic touch. He |
| Obama, Russia, And The Reset Button
http://weeklystandard.com The president's team pushes aside concerns about Russian revanchist policies.President Obama is headed to Moscow in early July for his first ever U.S.-Russia summit. The administration, in an effort to "hit the reset button" when it comes to relations in Georgia is part and parcel of an Obama administration's effort to prevent anything from getting in the way of a U.S.-Russia agreement on reducing strategic nuclear arsenals. Whether |
| Obama's Russia Trip: How Should The President Approach Medvedev
http://www.reason.com Obama's Russia Trip. How should the president approach Medvedev and Putin? Cathy Young | July 3, 2009. As Barack Obama's trip to Moscow next week draws near, there is much talk of a fresh start—or, as Vice President Joseph Biden put it earlier this year, " Obama's speech in Moscow will probably strike a fine balance between talk of democratic values and talk of respect for Russian tradition; one also hopes that it will include a strong message |
| Obama, Russia And Europe
http://www.cer.org.uk PDF/Adobe Acrobat - Obama, Russia and Europe. By Tomas Valasek. Has Barack Obama subordinated key elements of US. policy towards Europe to the whims of Moscow? On course on US policies that have most irritated Russia. First, in a letter to President Dmitri Medvedev in. February 2009, Obama hinted that the US might not On closer inspection, however, Obama's foreign. policy is less Russia-driven than it appears. Senior US. officials responsible for Europe and Russia |
| Obama, Russia 'reset' Cold War Relations - ABC News (Australian
http://www.abc.net.au Only a week ago, both the US and Russian presidents were saying how concerned they were that their countries' relations had slipped so far.Obama, Russia 'reset' Cold War relations. By Moscow correspondent Scott Bevan for AM. AM | abc.net.au/am. Posted July 7, 2009 05:06:00 "The President and I agreed that the relationship between Russia and the United States has suffered from a sense of drift," Mr Obama said. |
| Commentary » Blog Archive » Obama, Russia, And Iran
http://www.commentarymagazine.com As you travel to Russia next week we strongly urge you to put preventing Iran from achieving a nuclear weapons capability as the top priority in your discussions Our ability to impact that program will increase if Russia signals its support for tougher measures against Iran. The fact is, just yesterday, Obama talked to the Associated Press about Iran and his trip to Russia: “The president said a nuclear-armed Iran probably would trigger |
| Obama, Russia And The Question Of Color - TIME
http://www.time.com For many Russians, Obama's color has been replaced with a raft of other, weightier concerns. Relations between the U.S. and Russia eroded But when it comes to just how differently Obama will deal with Russia, Abashin, like so many others, is taking a wait-and-see approach. " No doubt when Obama and Russian President Dimitri Medvedev meet in Moscow July 6-8, the two leaders will be testing the waters of a delicate friendship. The |
| Obama, Russia's Medvedev Agree To Cut Nuclear Arsenals | Worldfocus
http://worldfocus.org After President Barack Obama met with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and both agreed to reduce nuclear arsenals, a Worldfocus contributing also not a surprise that presidents Barack Obama and Dmitry Medvedev today made the re-negotiation of Start I the core of a reset of U.S.-Russia relations. Arms Yet in a post-mortem with reporters, two senior U.S. officials seemed downright giddy after today's meeting between Obama and Medvedev in London |
| Obama Russia Trip Preview - Obama Goes To Russia - Esquire
http://www.esquire.com barack obama and russian president dmitry medvedev. Vladimir Rodionov/Newscom. When President Obama lands in Moscow in a few days, expect plenty of So why make this special effort with Russia? Habit, I suppose. Obama's term(s) will definitely overlap with a major restructuring of global affairs, in economic matters versus security issues, meaning — again — that Russia is the least crucial of the BRICs for Obama to engage. But |
| Obama Russia
http://news.aol.com Working to turn Russia from antagonist to ally, President Barack Obama asked the Russian people Tuesday to forge a lasting partnership with the US, but he acknowledged after talks with Prime Minister Vladimir Putin that on divisive issues there won\'t be a meeting of the minds anytime soon. |
| Former Ambassador Measures Expectations For Obama's Russia
http://news.xinhuanet.com WASHINGTON, June 29 (Xinhua) -- Roughly one week before Barack Obama is to depart for his first trip to Russia as President of the United States, former U.S. Ambassador to Russia James Collins admits his expectations for the Obama-Medvedev summit are "measured". "The most important issue, really, is Collins said Obama's Russian counterpart is from a similar generation. "Let's hope he has a similar frame of mind," he said. |
| Obama And Russia - Forbes.com
http://www.forbes.com Under these circumstances, President Obama, in dealing with Russia, must try to avoid traditional American mistakes. In For seven decades, the need to feign belief in Soviet ideology turned Russia into a nation of actors. President Obama should keep this in mind when confronted with Self-described "realists" have suggested that Russia be given a free hand in the former Soviet republics in return for cooperation on issues that are vital to U.S. |
| Obama's Russia Visit To Bring Over $1.5 Billion In Deals
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com MOSCOW: US President Barack Obama's visit to Russia has seen over $1.5 billion of company deals unveiled, but a longer term step-change in business between the nations The summit between Obama and Russia's president, Dmitry Medvedev, will focus on talks about cutting nuclear weapons stores, the supply of weapons to NATO PepsiCo said on Monday it would boost investment in Russia to $4 billion from $3 billion in the next three years. |
| Obama, Russia PM Putin May Discuss Reserve Currencies | Politics
http://www.reuters.com MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin may discuss reserve currencies with US President Barack Obama at a breakfast in Moscow next week, Putin's spokesman said on Thursday. Obama.Obama and Putin, who developed a good personal rapport with Obama's predecessor George W. Bush despite Russia-U.S. relations hitting their post-Cold War lows, will have one-and-a-half hour long meeting during Obama's first visit to Russia |
| INSTANT VIEW: Reaction To Obama's Russia Speech | Politics | Reuters
http://www.reuters.com MOSCOW (Reuters) - Following are market watchers' comments on a speech by US President Barack Obama to Russian students in Moscow on Tuesday. For It also exists in Russia for specific reasons. The world is not to blame for this anti-Americanism. He didn't have an answer for that. "A more specific question is why is there anti-Americanism in Russia. It exists because of the aggressive policies of Americans in the post-Soviet space |
