President Obama is to visit Russia next week, but U.S. hopes to 'reset' ties with Moscow may run into the problem that being in opposition to America is a stance that serves the Kremlin. A woman in Moscow presses a “reset” button, symbolic of an effort to improve U.S.-Russian relations, as she stands between cardboard effigies of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and President Obama. The U.S. leader is to visit Russia next week. (Mikhail Metzel / Associated Press / July 3, 2009) Reporting from Moscow - When President Obama visits the Kremlin next week, he will face the task of trying to reset relations with a government that has built its power base and defined itself by its anti-American, neo-Cold War stance. It's an opportune moment for the United States to warm up a frosty relationship. Moscow could help on some of... [read full story]
