Russia-US Relations
Moldova aims to show democratic will on U.S. visit
January 20, 2010Moldovan Foreign Minister Iurie Leanca says he and Prime Minister Vlad Filat are hopeful that they can convince U.S. officials during their visit to Washington that their government is determined to turn Moldova into a "true democracy," RFE...
US Planning to Treat Russia as It Did the USSR
October 14, 2009By Paul Goble The Obama Administration “has decided to conduct its relations with [the Russian Federation] just as it did with the Soviet Union,” an approach that reflects Washington’s judgment that “in the near future, Russia...
Hillary Clinton Upbeat On Russia 'Reset' After Moscow Talks
October 13, 2009By Gregory Feifer Hillary Clinton has said she's pleased with the effects so far of Washington's rapprochement with Moscow during her first visit to the Russian capital as U.S. secretary of state. She said both sides had agreed to work more closely...
Romanian President: Moldova Protests Similar to 1989 Revolution
July 16, 2009During a visit to RFE/RL's Prague headquarters today, Romanian President Traian Basescu compared neighboring Moldova's recent post-election protests to Romania's 1989 anti-communist revolt. [read Basescu's full interview] "We have seen such events...
U.S.-Poland Agenda: From Strategic Partnership to Velvet Divorce?
July 15, 2009Olaf Osica at the Natolin European Centre in Warsaw examines the state of U.S.-Poland relations under the Obama administration. “After years of political honeymoon," he writes, the relationship between Poland and the United States has entered...
Russian People Swayed By Obama, But Kremlin Another Matter
July 08, 2009By Gregory Feifer The first time Barack Obama visited Moscow, four years ago, he found himself detained for hours in a provincial airport. The then-junior Democratic senator from Illinois was touring weapons facilities with Republican Senator Richard...
Obama Reaches Out to Russians in Moscow Speech
July 07, 2009By Paula Wolfson U.S. President Barack Obama is urging Russians to work with the United States to tackle the big security and economic problems of our time. In a speech to graduates of an economics school, Mr. Obama made the case for better relations...
U.S.-Russian Summit Begins In Moscow
July 06, 2009By Gregory Feifer Muscovites were shivering under overcast skies and steady rain as U.S. President Barack Obama touched down in Moscow for his first visit as president. The weather reflects general skepticism that the two-day summit will do much to...