NATO, Russia Look Headed For Conflict -- Deutsche WelleWhen NATO holds its summit this May in Chicago, there will not be the customary additional summit with Russia. Differences over NATO's missile shield plans have put dialogue and cooperation temporarily on hold.
Leaders in Moscow and Brussels carefully chose their words this week to downplay what is a clear impasse.
"The dialogue continues, and no doors are being closed," outgoing Russian President Dmitry Medvedev told reporters on Friday, March 23. Medvedev was referring to the announcement the previous day by NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen that the bloc would not be meeting with Russia when it convenes in Chicago in May.
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My Comment: Missile defense is just one of many "differences" in Russia-NATO/Russia-U.S. relations. I expect these disagreements to expand even further when Putin officially assumes the Presidency in the coming weeks.
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