DEAUVILLE, France (Reuters) - Russia will attend next month's NATO summit as it looks to reach a compromise over a Europe-wide missile defense shield, softening its stance after reassurances from France and

Medvedev 'mouthpiece' of Iran enemies: Ahmadinejad

2010-07-24T00:15:37Z

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has dubbed his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev the "mouthpiece" of Iran's enemies, in the latest tirade born of rising differences between Tehran and Moscow.

"In a meeting with his ambassadors...

Medvedev praises Obama for nuclear summit

2010-04-19T14:48:04Z

Medvedev calls Obama's nuclear summit a complete success, praises improved relations with US

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev praised President Barack Obama on Tuesday for his nuclear security summit and improved relations between the two countries.

Just days after Medvedev and Obama signed a major nuclear weapons treaty, the Russian leader ...

Nuke treaty signed, but menacing arms issues lurk

2010-10-13T14:27:13Z

Obama, Medvedev sign landmark nuclear treaty; big concerns on Iran, N. Korea, terrorists await

The nuclear weapons cuts President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signed on Thursday would shrink the Cold War superpowers' arsenals to the lowest point since the frightening arms race of the 196...

Text of Obama and Medvedev remarks

2010-04-08T09:46:08Z

Text of remarks by Obama, Medvedev in Prague upon signing of new `START' treaty

Text of President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, speaking Thursday in Prague, as transcribed by the White House.

OBAMA: Good afternoon, everyone. I am honored to be back here in the

Obama in Prague to sign nuclear treaty with Medvedev

2010-06-26T03:30:24Z

US President Barack Obama arrived in Prague on Thursday to sign a landmark nuclear disarmament treaty with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev that slashes their two nations' atomic arsenals.

The two heads of state will sign a successor to the 1991 Reuters) - President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev sealed a landmark arms-control treaty on Friday to slash their countries' nuclear arsenals by a third and will sign it on April 8 in Prague.

After months of deadlock and dela...

Russia-US nuclear treaty ready soon: Kremlin

2010-10-13T14:26:39Z

US President Barack Obama and his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev have agreed that Washington and Moscow are close to reaching agreement on a new nuclear disarmament treaty, the Kremlin said.

US and Russi...

Russia-US nuclear treaty ready soon: Medvedev, Obama

2010-10-13T14:26:39Z

US President Barack Obama and his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev believe Washington and Moscow are close to reaching agreement on a new nuclear disarmament treaty, the Kremlin said Saturday.

US and Russi...

China says still room for Iran nuclear talks

2010-03-02T00:16:39Z

China on Tuesday called for more talks to resolve the Iranian nuclear standoff, after Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Moscow was ready to consider new sanctions against Tehran.

"We call for a resolution of the Iranian nuclear issue through diplomatic means. We believe there is still roo...

Kremlin says Iran sanctions cannot be excluded

2010-10-13T14:16:33Z

BARVIKHA, Russia (Reuters) - The Kremlin on Tuesday said Iran could face sanctions if the Islamic Republic fails to allay international fears about its nuclear program.

President Dmitry Medvedev's spokeswoman said Russia...

US, Russia nearing nuclear arms control agreement

2010-10-13T14:29:04Z

US, Russia could sign new nuclear arms control treaty by end of March, Russian official says

The first major U.S.-Russian nuclear arms control treaty in nearly two decades should be ready for signing by the end of March, a senior Russian legislator said Wednesday.

President Barack Obama's top arms control official,

2010-10-13T14:16:46Z

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Sunday that a deal with the United States on a landmark nuclear arms reduction treaty was "95 percent" agreed, news agencies reported Sunday.

"Everything in negotiations is going fine, 95 percent of...

'Significant' progress in US-Russia nuclear talks

2010-10-13T14:16:52Z

The United States and Russia have made "significant" progress towards a new nuclear disarmament treaty, President Dmitry Medvedev was quoted as saying on Saturday.

"We have taken a fairly serious step forward, and to a significant degree we have brought our positions closer," Medvedev said, quoted by the Russian president optimistic on reaching new nuclear arms control deal with US

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Thursday that nuclear arms control talks with the United States required some give-and-take on both sides and voiced optimism that a deal would be reached soon.

The agreement succeeding the 1991 US says talks on new nuclear arms treaty with Russia to drag into 2010

The United States and Russia have failed to clinch a new nuclear arms control treaty this year, denying the White House a quick boost in its efforts to demonstrate improved relations with Mosco...

Obama: US, Russia 'quite close' on new arms treaty

2010-04-16T08:17:52Z

Obama says US, Russia 'quite close' on replacement for expired nuclear arms control treaty

U.S. President Barack Obama and his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev struck an optimistic tone even as they conceded that they were unlikely to sign a dea...

Russia, U.S. close to nuclear pact: report

2010-04-16T08:18:44Z

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia and the United States are very close to resolving all remaining questions on a new treaty to slash vast Cold War arsenals of nuclear weapons, the Russian Fo...

Kremlin cites progress on weapons treaty

2010-10-13T14:17:18Z

Kremlin cites 'substantial progress' in nuclear weapons negotiations; Obama, Medvedev talk

Russia and the United States are making "substantial progress" on negotiations for a successor to an expired nuclear weapons treaty, according to a Kremlin statement.

Russian FM says new nuclear arms deal with US will be signed soon

Russia 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 quick successor deal to the 1991 START I tr...

In Asia, Obama, Medvedev see nuke pact progress

2010-06-25T19:49:17Z

In Asia, Obama and Medvedev see nuke pact in sight, climate-change deal elusive

President 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 upbe...

Obama bids for Russian help on Iran

2010-10-13T14:17:42Z

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 whe...

Obama calls Sarkozy, Medvedev on Iran nuclear plan

2010-04-16T09:39:59Z

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 Analysis: Washington's overplayed hand on Russia's readiness for Iran sanctions

The Obama administration was elated a month ago when the Russian president said sanctions against Iran for its nuclear program could become "inevitable." Washington's reaction may have b...

Russia, US improve ties: Lavrov

2010-04-16T10:26:48Z

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.

"The key to new ties between our countries is reconstruction of trust undermined i...

Style over substance in US-Russia 'reset'

2010-04-16T11:26:52Z

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 his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev resulted in the sign...

U.S. sees further progress with Russia on START

2010-10-13T14:21:16Z

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 talks and we expect that productive trajectory to continu...

Obama, Medvedev pledge new era of relations

2010-04-16T15:51:23Z

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

International leaders urge Obama to back nuke ban

2010-04-16T16:12:46Z

International leaders call on Obama to join with Russia to seek ban on nuclear weapons

President Barack Obama's first meeting next week with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev is a historic opportunity to set a course for the elimination of nuclear weapons worldwide, a group of some 100 international leade...

Russia Schwarzenegger

2011-01-04T09:32:15Z

FILE - In this Monday, Oct. 11, 2010 file photo, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, right, invites then 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 Medvedev

2010-12-24T05:31:27Z

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev listens to a question in Moscow Friday Dec. 24, 2010, during a live interview with state TV stations. Medvedev said that police must act harshly to quickly disperse the kind of rioting that has taken place just outside the Kremlin and detain their participants.(AP Photo/Russian President Dmitry Medvedev addresses students of Indian Institute of Technology in Mumbai, India, Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2010. Medvedev is the last in a stream of powerful world leaders to visit India this year, underscoring how a country once seen as a ...

APTOPIX Poland Russia

2010-12-07T08:30:53Z

Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev, right, attends a wreath laying ceremony at a monument dedicated to thousands of Soviet officers and troops killed during World War II while driving Nazi Germans from the city, in Warsaw, Poland on Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2010. Medvedev was in Warsaw on a two-day visit to impr...

Poland Russia

2010-12-07T08:03:34Z

Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev, center, and his wife Svetlana Medvedeva, left, walk after a wreath laying ceremony at a monument dedicated to thousands of Soviet officers and troops killed during World War II while driving Nazi Germans from the city, in Warsaw,