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Gorbachev Has Harsh Words for Putin and Medvedev

Feb 21st 2011 – 11:47AM
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AP / Getty Images

MOSCOW -- Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev on Monday described Russia as an imitation of democracy and accused its current rulers of conceit and contempt for voters, in his harshest criticism of the government yet. Gorbachev criticized Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and his protege, President Dmitry Medvedev, for...

Obama Arrives in Lisbon for the NATO Summit

Nov 19th 2010 – 2:35PM

President Obama touched down in Lisbon Friday morning, barely rested from a scant week in Washington after ten days in Asia. But the short weekend in Portugal will be no holiday. On the docket are packed days revolving around the NATO summit and the U.S.-European Union meetings that will include a re-evaluation of...

Opinion: A Fresh START Between US and Russia

By Barbara SlavinAug 3rd 2010 – 5:20AM
Alex Brandon, AP

Alex Brandon, AP

(Aug. 3) -- In the long history of arms control treaties between the U.S. and Russia, the new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty is a modest affair. It sets a limit for the U.S. and Russia of 1,550 deployed strategic nuclear warheads -- down from 2,200 under a 2002 pact. Russia is already at or below the limit of 800...

Russian Spy Swap: Spies by Names and Occupations

By Kathryn YaoJul 8th 2010 – 8:25PM

UPDATE: "Ten Russian agents have been flown to Vienna after being deported from the US as part of a Cold War-style spy swap between Moscow and Washington," Sky.com reported. "They are expected to be handed over to Russian officials in the Austrian capital." (July 8) -- An amicable trade agreement between the United States...

Background on medvedev

Medvedev () and female Medvedeva (Медведева), from Russian medved, meaning the animal "bear", are Russian surnames.

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