Topic: Moscow

Russia says missile shield delaying nuclear deal

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's top general said on Tuesday that differences with the United States over plans for a missile defense shield were holding up a nuclear arms reduction treaty between the two Cold War foes, Interfax news agency said.Russian armed forces ...
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 ...

U.S., Russian negotiators in final push for START pact

GENEVA (Reuters) - American and Russian nuclear arms control negotiators resumed talks on Monday in a final push to conclude an overdue treaty on cutting strategic weapons, a U.S. spokesman said.After months of intensive talks in Geneva, the two sides suspended talks ...

Russia to work on new nuclear missiles: Medvedev

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia will work on a new generation of atomic weapons to strengthen its nuclear deterrent, President Dmitry Medvedev said on Thursday, just hours after Moscow test-fired one of its most feared missiles.Medvedev said that Russia and the United States ...
Russian president optimistic on reaching new nuclear arms control deal with USRussian 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 ...
US says talks on new nuclear arms treaty with Russia to drag into 2010The 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 ...
Obama says US, Russia 'quite close' on replacement for expired nuclear arms control treatyU.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 deal this year on ...

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

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 Foreign Ministry said on Friday. "We count on resolving all the ...

No US-Russia nuclear deal this year: report

Russia and the US will be unable to draw up a landmark nuclear arms reduction pact this year, an " informed source" in Moscow told the Interfax news agency Thursday. "The number of details that need to be agreed is such that ...

Russia will consider sanctions on Iran: diplomat

Russia will not block new sanctions against Iran if the international community agrees on such a response to Tehran's new enrichment plans, a Russian diplomatic source said on Tuesday. We will not remain to one side," the diplomat told reporters in Moscow ...