Barroso attends Munich security conference
EUobserver February 9, 2009 For the first time ever, the president of the European Commission joined the Munich security conference over the weekend, a meeting of European, US and Russian leaders. more
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Georgia Fading On EU, NATO Radar Screens
Radio Free Europe February 8, 2009 Georgia’s relations with the European Union and NATO have come to a near standstill. more
Biden Signals U.S. Is Open to Russia Missile Deal
New York Times February 7, 2009 Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. said Saturday that the United States will pursue a missile defense plan that has angered the Kremlin, but he also left open the possibility of compromise on the issue and struck a more conciliatory tone than the Bush administration on relations with Russia. […]
Analysis: Moscow uses base as tool in negotiation
Associated Press February 7, 2009 A standoff over an obscure air base in a Central Asian country few Americans could find on a map is becoming an opening salvo in a new kind of Cold War with Russia. more
Breakaway Abkhazia to host Russian bases
Reuters UK February 6, 2009 Georgia’s separatist region of Abkhazia plans to sign a deal allowing Russia to build two new military bases there despite protests from the European Union and the United States, Abkhaz officials said. more