Thursday, July 2, 2009

U.S. Hardens Its Stance Ahead of Summit With Russia

From The wall Street Journal:

The Obama White House on Wednesday adopted a hard line against negotiating away missile-defense sites in Eastern Europe and limiting NATO expansion in the former Soviet Union, just days ahead of a summit meeting in Moscow.

The hardened posture made it clear the Kremlin wouldn't make headway on two of its top priorities for the summit.

"We shouldn't have excessive hopes" for the meeting, said a senior Russian diplomat in Moscow. "Despite all this constructive atmosphere, the deeper you get into details, the more difficulties you find."

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More News On Next Weeks U.S. Russian Summit

Russian president hopeful for Obama summit -- AP
Medvedev hopes for productive talks with Obama -- China View
Russia ready for effective ties with US: Medvedev -- AFP
Russia's Medvedev urges Obama to put aside differences -- Reuters
Russia's Grand Inquisitor -- David Ignatius, Washington Post opinion
Russia Is Back on the Warpath -- Cathy Young, Wall Street Journal opinion

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