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Putin-Obama Mutual Snubs Spell ‘Reset’ Crisis – Analysts

17:36 16/05/2012 RIA Novosti, Alexey Eremenko

The current diplomatic contretemps between Russia and the United States is a crisis for the reset policy in bilateral relations, which are still based on Cold War-era distrust, Russian analysts said.

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Russian Press - Behind the Headlines, May 14
14:52 14/05/2012
Russia Will Attend NATO Summit in Chicago \ Writers Lead Thousands Across Moscow Without Police Action \ Prime Minister Bracing up to Announce New Cabinet
Horse Dies After Winning Prestigious Race
12:42 13/05/2012
Champion horse Arcadius died moments after winning the prestigious Iroquois Steeplechase in Nashville, local media reported.
American Hypersonic Weapons 'Threat to Russia' - Rogozin
14:44 11/05/2012
American research into hypersonic weapons, which the U.S. aims to complete by 2015, represents an especially serious threat to Russia, acting Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said on Friday.6
Medvedev to Represent Russia at G8 Summit
12:45 10/05/2012
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev will represent Russia at the G8 summit in the U.S. on May 18-19, presidential aide Arkady Dvorkovich said on Thursday.
Obama Announces Support for Gay Marriage
08:25 10/05/2012
U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday voiced his support to same-sex marriage, an issue over which Americans are nearly evenly split.
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Other ‘9/11 Masterminds’ in Court
22:25 05/05/2012
The arraignment of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other people accused of masterminding the 9/11 attacks in the United States got complicated when they appeared before a U.S. military court at Guantanamo to be charged on Saturday, the BBC reported.4
A New Pair of Shoes for America’s Tallest Man
17:22 04/05/2012
The tallest man in the United States crossed the country on Thursday so that shoe engineers could make special shoes strong enough to support his massive frame.
U.S. Releases Bin Laden Documents
22:58 03/05/2012
A trove of documents seized from al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden’s compound was published Thursday morning on the website of the U.S. Combating Terrorism Center.
Moscow Sends Missile Message to NATO
19:22 03/05/2012
Russia and NATO discussed interceptor missile speeds and rocketry proliferation at a high-profile conference in Moscow on Thursday, struggling to work out whether the upcoming U.S. missile shield in Europe is a threat to global strategic parity.1
‘Liberal’ Medvedev Countered West’s Hostility – Kremlin Adviser
18:38 03/05/2012
The 2008 election of Dmitry Medvedev as president was the start of a deliberate effort by the Russian authorities to present a more liberal face to the world and overcome “irrational” U.S. and European policies toward Moscow, a top Kremlin foreign policy adviser has told RIA Novosti in a wide-ranging interview.1
Iranian Missile Program 'No Threat to Europe Yet' - Miraillet
18:38 03/05/2012
Iran’s ballistic missile program does not yet pose a threat to Europe or the United States, France's Director for Strategy Affairs and Defense Policy Michel Miraillet said on Thursday at a missile defense conference in Moscow.
Missile Defense May Void Chinese Deterrent Soon - Ministry
17:06 03/05/2012
Creation of a missile defense system for Europe may neutralize the deterrent of China's nuclear weapons much sooner than Russia's, a Defense Ministry official said on Thursday at a missile defense conference in Moscow.
Moscow Sees ‘Rough Spots’ in Ties with U.S.
21:01 27/04/2012
There are some problem areas in Russia’s relations with the United States but they should not be dramatized, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday.
Tradition of Throwing a Piano from a Roof
16:30 27/04/2012
Residents of a dormitory at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, US, dropped an upright piano from their roof on Thursday to mark the last day that students can drop classes without them appearing on their college report.
One Man Rule Bad for Russia – Medvedev (Wrap)
17:10 26/04/2012
Political power in Russia should not lie in the hands of one man alone, outgoing President Dmitry Medvedev said on Thursday during a televised interview in which he hailed his four-year-long ruling “tandem” with his powerful mentor, Vladimir Putin.5
Rogozin Recalled as NATO Missile Defense Envoy
10:54 25/04/2012
Outgoing President Dmitry Medvedev on Wednesday relieved Dmitry Rogozin of his duties as Russia's representative to NATO over a planned U.S.-led missile shield in Europe, the Kremlin's press service said.
Russia Repeats Iskander Deployment Threat
19:22 24/04/2012
Moscow reiterated on Tuesday it may deploy Iskander theater ballistic missiles in the Baltic exclave of Kaliningrad that will be capable of effectively engaging elements of the U.S. missile defense system in Poland.5
Williams Puts U.S. Back in Fed Cup Elite
14:17 22/04/2012
Serena Williams beat Lesia Tsurenko on Sunday to seal a 3-0 win for the United States over Ukraine and put the Americans back in the elite World Group of the Fed Cup.
IMF Warns Russia Over 'Credit Bubble'
12:59 20/04/2012
The IMF has warned Russia it faces the risks of a "credit bubble swelling up" due to the rapid growth in consumer credit in the past decade, Russia's Deputy Finance Minister Sergei Storchak said on Friday.

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