Saturday, August 10, 2013

US & RUSSIA New Cold War Tensions Remain High





Mixed Signals: Russia shrugs off Cold War remarks while Obama plays up : Russia and the U.S. are sending rather contradictory signals about their relationship. There's no sign of Cold-War thinking - according to Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, who's with the Russian defense chief meeting their U.S. counterparts. President Obama, though, says relations need to be paused and re-assessed. It's all in the wake of Obama cancelling his summit with Vladimir Putin, after Moscow granted Edward Snowden temporary asylum. RT's Gayane Chichakyan has more. International relations expert Shirin Sadeghi, says it would be a mistake if Washington lets Snowden affair damage its ties with Moscow - as too many world issues depend on them getting along.

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  1. Why do I see this in a different light? I see Obama looking to get out of another confrontation with Putin. The last one went so well they didnt even shake hands when the stood up and the body language was obvious. Snowden is the excuse.

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