MOSCOW (July 6) - Presidents Barack Obama and Dmitry Medvedev confidently committed to a year-end deal to slash nuclear stockpiles by about a third on Monday, but the U.S. leader failed to crack stubborn Kremlin objections to America's missile defense plans — a major stumbling block to such an agreement.
US, Russia Agree to Cut Nuclear Stockpiles
Obama Seeks Common Ground With Ex-Cold War Rival in Moscow
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