Medvedev praises Obama's move on Europe missile shieldSeptember 17th, 2009 MOSCOW - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Thursday that Russia valued US President Barack Obama's decision to scrap plans for a missile shield in Central Europe. Obama announced earlier Thursday that Washington was dropping its previous plans to deploy elements of a missile shield in the Czech Republic and Poland because the Iran threat is perceived in a different way.
Obama says he wants US to organize summit next year on global nuclear securityJuly 6th, 2009 Obama wants to host global nuclear security summitMOSCOW — President Barack Obama says he wants to host a summit on global nuclear security next year. Obama suggested the event at a news conference Monday after several hours of talks with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (dih-MEE'-tree med-VYEH'-dyev).
Medvedev says Russia, US must cooperate against nuclear proliferation, doesn't mention IranJuly 6th, 2009 Medvedev: We must cooperate against nuclear spreadMOSCOW — President Dmitry Medvedev says Russia and the U.S. must work closely together to stop the spread of nuclear weapons in volatile regions including the Middle East.
Medvedev: Summit with Obama "first but very important step" toward recharging relationsJuly 6th, 2009 Medvedev calls summit 'important first step'MOSCOW — Russian President Dmitry Medvedev says the summit with President Barack Obama is a "first but very important step" toward revitalizing relations between Russia and the United States. Medvedev says better relations would benefit both countries and also the rest of the world.
Obama and Medvedev talk of further progress in Afghan anti-terror fightJuly 6th, 2009 Obama, Medvedev agree progress slow in AfghanistanMOSCOW — President Barack Obama and his Russian counterpart agree that there hasn't been as much progress as they'd like to see in the fight against insurgents in Afghanistan. Their comments at a Monday news conference in Moscow followed a Russian commitment to let U.S.
Medvedev: Russia, US in "reasonable compromise" on START, differences remain on missile shieldJuly 6th, 2009 Medvedev: "Reasonable compromise" with US on nukesMOSCOW — Russian President Dmitry Medvedev says a preliminary deal with the U.S. to reduce stockpiled nuclear weapons is a "reasonable compromise" on the crucial issue.
Obama, Medvedev agree to aim for nuclear arms reduction by end of the yearJuly 6th, 2009 Obama, Medvedev agree to pursue nuclear reductionMOSCOW — President Barack Obama said he and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev are countering "a sense of drift" in relations between their nations with preliminary agreement Monday to reduce the world's two largest nuclear stockpiles to as few as 1,500 warheads each. "We must lead by example, and that's what we are doing here today," Obama said as he and his Russian host pointed their arsenals toward the lowest levels of any U.S.-Russia arms control agreement.
Obama trusts Medvedev; looks ahead to meeting with PutinJuly 6th, 2009 Obama trusts Medvedev to follow throughMOSCOW — President Barack Obama says he trusts Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev (dih-MEE'-tree med-VYEH'-dyev) to follow through on the agreements the two leaders have announced at their summit in Moscow. The agreements include a preliminary deal to reduce both nations' stockpiles of nuclear warheads.
Russian president says he's hopeful summit with Obama will yield new cooperationJuly 2nd, 2009 Russian president hopeful for Obama summitMOSCOW — Russia's president said in a video released Thursday he was hopeful that an upcoming summit with Barack Obama will help Moscow and Washington find new ways to cooperate. Dmitry Medvedev's comments were the latest in a string of upbeat statements from Moscow ahead of Obama's first trip to Russia as U.S.
US, Russia announce nuclear disarmament plansApril 1st, 2009 LONDON - US President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitri Medvedev agreed Wednesday to draw up a new deal on nuclear disarmament. The leaders issued a joint statement after meeting in London for the first time since Obama's inauguration Jan 20.
US and Russia to reopen negotiations after a decadeApril 1st, 2009 LONDON - The United States and Russia will reopen negotiations to reduce their nuclear warheads, a BBC report mentioned President Barack Obama and his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev as saying on Wednesday here, ahead of the G-20 economic summit which begins on Thursday. The discussions will be the first such talks for more than a decade.
Obama ready to drop shield plans for Russian help on IranMarch 3rd, 2009 MOSCOW - US President Barack Obama has reportedly proposed to Russia to help resolve the Iranian nuclear crisis in exchange for Washington abandoning its missile shield plans for Europe, a media report said Monday. Obama made the proposal in a letter to his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev, the Kommersant newspaper reported, citing unnamed White House sources.
'Barack Obama could visit Russia in April'January 21st, 2009 MOSCOW - US President Barack Obama could pay a visit to Moscow in April, a Russian business daily said Thursday. Obama was sworn in Tuesday as the 44th president of the US.
Medvedev says Moscow gas summit was usefulJanuary 16th, 2009 MOSCOW - Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev Saturday said the Moscow summit aimed at ending the gas dispute between Moscow and Kiev was useful. Medvedev told a press conference after the summit that he wanted Russian gas supplies to Europe to resume within the next few days.
Medvedev says gas crisis beyond bilateral solutionJanuary 15th, 2009 MOSCOW - European leaders must attend a crisis summit in Moscow this weekend because bilateral talks will no longer suffice to defuse a Russian-Ukrainian conflict over gas transits, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Friday. 'Unfortunately, this issue has gotten beyond bilateral relation,' the Interfax news agency quoted Medvedev as saying.
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