US Needs to Put its Own Interests First in Russia
President Obama's visit to Moscow is supposed to foster "a more substantive relationship with Russia" - particularly on Iran's atomic ambitions, Afghanistan and a replacement arms treaty - but Russia hardly looks "inclined to forge a partnership, except on its own terms." ++ The US must remember its own aims - to expand freedom in Eurasia - and not pander to Putin. ++ President Obama's eagerness to change the subject from Russian belligerence to nuclear weapons plays up Russia's remaining claim to superpower status, but to what end?
