The Upcoming U.S. - Russian Summit -- News Updates For July 5, 2009

US President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will meet again on Monday. Russia had hinted it could block an expected nuclear deal to reduce warheads. Photo from The Telegraph.

Obama Seeks New Start In Sagging US-Russia Ties -- Yahoo News/AP

MOSCOW – Presidents Barack Obama and Dmitry Medvedev end a seven-year hiatus in U.S.-Russian summitry on Monday, with each declaring his determination to further cut nuclear arsenals and repair a badly damaged relationship.

Both sides appear to want to use progress on arms control as a pathway to possible agreement on trickier issues, including Iran and Georgia, the tiny former Soviet republic. Those difficulties and others have soured a promising linkage in the first years after the Cold War and pushed ties between Moscow and Washington to depths unseen in more than two decades.

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More News On The Upcoming U.S. - Russian Summit

Expect nuclear arms progress with Obama in Moscow: US official -- AFP
Progress on agenda for Barack Obama, Dmitri Medvedev meeting -- Politico
US/Russia new START hopes hit snag -- Euronews
US & Russia limping on new START Negotiations -- FOX News
Tough talks with Russia await Obama on trip abroad -- L.A. Times
Ahead of Trip, Obama Raises Concerns About Russia Freedoms -- New York Times
Russia hints it could block nuclear arms deal with US President Barack Obama -- The Telegraph
Russia's tough line on missile shield overshadows Obama's Moscow trip -- The Guardian
Russia to warn Obama on Georgia -- Times Online
Obama assured of a chilly Russian welcome despite first signs of thaw -- Scotsman
Obama's visit to Russia stirs hope for a renewed partnership -- Christian Science Monitor
U.S. and Russia: The Talk Starts Here -- Time Magazine
Russia Presents Test for Obama -- Washington Post
Obama Says He Supports Kremlin Chief on More Freedoms for Russia -- New York Times
Obama in Moscow: can a tense relationship be "reset"? -- McClatchy News
What A 'Reset' Can't Fix -- David Ignatius, Washington Post opinion