New York Times November 11, 2008 When the presidents and prime ministers of every NATO nation met in Bucharest, Romania, in April, they agreed unanimously that Ukraine and Georgia, two former Soviet republics, would someday, without a doubt, enter the Western alliance. more
Agence France-Presse November 6, 2008 Barack Obama has made no commitment that a missile defense shield in eastern Europe will go ahead, an advisor to the president-elect said Saturday, in apparent contradiction of statements by Poland. more
Reuters November 9, 2008 Russia hopes for constructive talks with the next U.S. administration on Washington’s planned missile defense system in Europe, Russian media quoted Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov as saying on Sunday. more
Atlanta Journal Constitution November 8, 2008 A new European Union rule imposing tougher pollution limits on U.S. airlines violates international law and will likely result in a legal challenge, U.S. government officials say. more
US News & World Report November 7, 2008 On Wednesday, when many world leaders hailed President-elect Barack Obama’s victory in the polls, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev wasn’t quite as effusive. He announced that he might station missiles in the western Russian region of Kaliningrad and point them at a U.S. missile defense system planned for […]