U.S. - Russia Defense Relations -- Is There A Problem?

President Obama met with President Dmitri A. Medvedev of Russia on Wednesday in London (April, 2009). Todd Heisler/The New York Times

U.S. Denies Defense Crisis with Russia -- Defense News

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama's administration denied a row over the U.S. anti-missile shield was slowing a landmark nuclear treaty with Moscow on Feb. 9, after days of sharp Russian criticism of NATO.

Obama also pointedly contrasted Russia's "forward leaning" approach to confronting Iran's nuclear drive with China's more ambivalent stance, as Washington sought "significant" new sanctions against the Islamic Republic.

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Update: US ambassador: arms deal to mention missile shield -- Washington Post/AP

My Comment: They will work it out for the simple reason that they have to.