Topic: Russia

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New START, Old Whine

President Obama boasts that "those who live right next to Russia ... Touting his New START nuclear weapons agreement with Moscow, President Obama said, unprompted, "I have received overwhelming support from our allies" in Europe that New START "is a critical component ...
President Barack Obama appealed Saturday to Republicans in the U.S. Senate to stop blocking a nuclear arms pact with Moscow, saying failure to soon ratify it could jeopardize improving relations with Russia and send a mixed signal to Iran about the strength ...
Pentagon chief says US relations with Russia at risk if Senate does not ratify new arms pactU.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Saturday that Russian cooperation on U.S. priorities from the Afghan war to the diplomatic squeeze on Iran is at risk ...
NATO planned Saturday to deliver a historic invitation for Russia to join a missile shield protecting Europe against Iranian attack, a milestone for an alliance built to defend against Soviet forces.. President Barack Obama won NATO support on Friday to build the ...
President Barack Obama won NATO summit agreement Friday to build a missile shield over Europe, an ambitious commitment to protect against Iranian attack while demonstrating the alliance's continuing relevance - but at the risk of further aggravating Russia.. Germany and some other ...
In their showdown over an arms-control treaty with Russia, Democrats and Republicans are charging each other with undermining national security.. Opponents also point to Russia's assertion in a signing statement that it reserves the right to withdraw from the treaty if the ...

White House predicts START passage this year

The White House predicted Wednesday that the US Senate will ratify a landmark nuclear treaty with Russia this year despite stiff Republican objections that have clouded the agreement's fate.The new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) "will come up and I think the ...

Obama battles to save landmark treaty with Russia

President Barack Obama's hopes to win US Senate approval of a landmark arms control treaty with Russia this year faded abruptly Tuesday, hampering his embattled quest to improve ties with Moscow.The White House's Republican foes threatened to block any effort to ratify ...
The Kremlin is keen to burnish its credentials as a regional mediator and use its clout with Pyongyang to promote infrastructure projects involving South and North Korea."We repeatedly discussed this project and believe it's interesting both from commercial and most importantly political ...