The Wall Street Journal March 19, 2010 MOSCOW—Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Thursday that Russia will help Iran launch its first nuclear power plant this summer, delivering a diplomatic slap to visiting U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and a blow to U.S.-led efforts to increase financial pressure on Tehran. more
The New York Times March 19, 2010 PARIS — Europe should have a “fire brigade” backed by funds from governments and the private sector to deal with failures of large banks, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund said Friday. more
The Wall Street Journal March 19, 2010 MOSCOW—The so-called Quartet condemned Israel’s recent announcement that it would scale up the building of Jewish homes in disputed East Jerusalem and said it was considering “additional steps” to be taken to address the situation, though it didn’t say what those might be. more
The New York Times March 18, 2010 MOSCOW — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Russia’s foreign minister clashed publicly Thursday over an announcement that Russia would complete a nuclear power plant in Iran this summer. more
The New York Times March 18, 2010 MOSCOW — With the United States and Russia still haggling over the fine print of a long-delayed arms control pact, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton arrived in Moscow on Thursday to meet Russian leaders as the Obama administration tried to push the negotiations across the finish line. […]