U.S President Barack Obama was caught up in a fresh row with Moscow today after he said Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin was 'mired in Cold War thinking'. Speaking ahead of his visit to a Moscow summit, Obama said Putin had one foot in the past and 'still has a lot of sway' in his nation as its nominal prime minister. The American leader added his successor Dmitry Medvedev understood the need to move away from Cold War-style confrontation and that it was time Putin did the same. 'I think that it's important that even as we move forward with President Medvedev that Putin understand that the old Cold War approaches to U.S.-Russian relations is outdated,' he said. U.S President Barack Obama said Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin was 'mired in Cold War thinking' causing a fresh rift with Moscow 'Putin has one foot in the... [read full story]
