The President's Mission to Moscow - WSJ.com: "President Barack Obama arrives here today facing a dilemma of his own making. Having called for a 'reset' in U.S.-Russian relations, the U.S. side is virtually obliged to make some new overtures. But Russia does not need to be engaged. It needs to be deterred.
The expectations that Mr. Obama has inspired are substantial. Both officials and ordinary citizens in Russia interpret the call for a reset as an admission of U.S. guilt for ignoring Russia's interests. Sergei Rybakov, the Russian deputy foreign minister, said that mutual trust was 'lacking over the last several years.' It was the task of the U.S. to show its good intentions with 'concrete actions' because in Russia, the U.S. is 'deeply distrusted.'"
Monday, July 06, 2009
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