U.S. - Russian Nuclear Talks Progressing

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, right, and Strategic Missile Forces Chief Nikolai Solovtsov walk past Topol-M intercontinental ballistic missile at a nuclear missile base in Teikovo, some 250 km (150 miles) northeast of Moscow, Thursday, May 15, 2008. (Reuters)

U.S., Russia Close To New Arms Deal, Officer Says -- Toronto Star/AP

MOSCOW-Russia’s top military officer said Wednesday that Moscow and Washington are likely to sign a new nuclear arms control deal soon, although U.S. plans to place missiles in Europe remain a key obstacle.

“The deal will be ready soon, and it will not infringe Russia’s interests,” Gen. Nikolai Makarov, the chief of the General Staff of the Russian armed forces, said in televised remarks.

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More News On U.S.-Russian Negotiations For An Arms Deal

Russia, U.S. leaders urge faster work on START deal -- Reuters
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Medvedev, Obama Push Arms Pact -- Moscow Times/Reuters/AP
Medvedev, Obama agree to speed up arms control talks -- Xinhuanet
Medvedev, Obama agree to speed up work on new START -- Itar-Tass
Medvedev, Obama to rev up arms control talks -- RIA Novosti
No "New START" in 2010, Hill sources predict -- The Hill