Russia Expects Meeting with Obama in Early 2009
1,706 views · Published 29 December 2008 · 3:31 · Indexed 2 October 2026
Channel: Voice of America · 2008 · News & Politics
The United States and Russia currently have a testy relationship over a number of issues, including NATO expansion, the US proposal to deploy a missile defense system in central Europe, and the Russian attack on Georgia earlier this year. President-elect Barack Obama will have to deal with these issues dividing Washington and Moscow when he assumes the presidency in just a few weeks. As VOA's Moscow correspondent Peter Fedynsky reports, Russia has taken a defiant stance toward Washington but also appears eager for an early meeting with Mr. Obama.
