Topic: Dmitry Medvedev

Kremlin cites 'substantial progress' in nuclear weapons negotiations; Obama, Medvedev talkRussia and the United States are making " substantial progress" on negotiations for a successor to an expired nuclear weapons treaty, according to a Kremlin statement.President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry ...
Russian FM says new nuclear arms deal with US will be signed soonRussia and the United States will sign a new nuclear arms deal shortly, the Russian foreign ministry said Wednesday.Sergey Lavrov sounded upbeat Wednesday when asked about the prospects for a ...
In Asia, Obama and Medvedev see nuke pact in sight, climate-change deal elusivePresident Barack Obama said Sunday the United States and Russia would have a replacement treaty on reducing nuclear arms ready for approval by year's end, an announcement designed as an ...

Obama bids for Russian help on Iran

The US and Russian presidents meet at an Asia-Pacific summit here Sunday with Barack Obama eager to secure Moscow's backing to break the stand-off over Iran's nuclear ambitions.Obama will want to hear from Russian President Dmitry Medvedev whether the Kremlin detects any ...

Obama calls Sarkozy, Medvedev on Iran nuclear plan

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama called Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Saturday to consult on Iran's nuclear program, the White House said.In their call, Obama thanked Sarkozy for France's close cooperation during the negotiations in ...
Washington's overplayed hand on Russia's readiness for Iran sanctionsThe Obama administration was elated a month ago when the Russian president said sanctions against Iran for its nuclear program could become " " Washington's reaction may have been significantly premature.Dmitry Medvedev's words were ...

Russia, US improve ties: Lavrov

Moscow and Washington can see a marked improvement in mutual ties as past mistrust is swept aside, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in an article published Tuesday, pledging renewed efforts for a new nuclear arms reduction deal. Interaction, compromise, give-and-take is ...

Style over substance in US-Russia 'reset'

It was style over substance this week as President Barack Obama eloquently urged a fresh start in troubled relations with Russia but otherwise strayed little from a well-worn US policy script, experts said.Two days of meetings between the new American leader and ...

U.S. sees further progress with Russia on START

GENEVA (Reuters) - The United States expects to make further progress with Russia in talks aimed at cutting nuclear weapons stockpiles before a July summit between their two presidents, a top U.S. arms control official said on Thursday. "We had very productive ...

Obama, Medvedev pledge new era of relations

Presidents Barack Obama and Dmitry Medvedev promised Wednesday a new era in relations between the United States and Russia and made a milestone bid to agree far-reaching nuclear arms cuts.After holding their first face-to-face meeting in London ahead of the G20 summit, ...