Posts Tagged: US Russia Relations

Biden Seeks Five-Year Extension of New START Arms Treaty With Russia
US President Joe Biden will seek a five-year extension to the New START arms control treaty with Russia, the White House said on Thursday, in...

US Pulls Out of Soviet-Era Nuclear Missile Pact With Russia
The United States formally withdrew from a landmark nuclear missile pact with Russia on Friday after determining that Moscow was in violation of the treaty,...

US and Russia Spar Over ‘Unsafe’ Spy Plane Intercept Near Syria
A Russian fighter jet made a dangerous high-speed pass that put a US Navy surveillance aircraft at risk during an intercept over the Mediterranean Sea...

Kremlin Says US Plan to Quit Flawed Nuclear Pact Is Dangerous
The Kremlin said on Tuesday that a landmark nuclear arms treaty Washington says it wants to quit had its weak points, but that the US...

US Issues Warning to Russia About Helping Iran Escape Upcoming Oil Sanctions
JNS.org - The United States warned Russia on Sunday about assisting any potential Iranian attempts to evade an upcoming round of US sanctions against the Islamic...

Pompeo to Meet Russia’s Lavrov Amid US Concern Over Missile Sale to Syria
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Monday he expected to meet with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in New York as Washington expressed...

Russia Tells Washington Curbs on Its Banks Would Be Act of Economic War
Russia warned the United States on Friday it would regard any US move to curb the activities of its banks as a declaration of economic...

Trump Will Focus on Russia’s ‘Malign’ Activity at Summits, US Officials Say
President Donald Trump will drill down on Russia's "malign activity" during summits with NATO allies and President Vladimir Putin, US officials said on Thursday, signaling a...

Trump-Putin Summit to Unfold in Cold War Venue Helsinki on July 16
US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold their first summit on July 16 in Helsinki, a renowned venue for Cold War diplomacy, with...

Russia Hopes to Discuss Syria With Bolton in Moscow
Russian officials hope to discuss the situation in Syria with US national security adviser John Bolton during his visit to Moscow, RIA news agency citied...

EU Threatens New Syrian Sanctions, but No Clear Russian Target
European Union foreign ministers threatened on Monday new sanctions on Syria over what the West says were chemical attacks on its own people, but held...

Sources: US Plans to Sanction Russian Oligarchs This Week
The United States plans to sanction Russian oligarchs this week under a law targeting Moscow for meddling in the 2016 US election, sources familiar with...

RIA: Moscow to Respond Appropriately to US Expulsion of Russian Envoys
Moscow will respond appropriately to the US expulsion of Russian diplomats and closure of the Russian consulate in Seattle, Russia's Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday, RIA...

Kremlin: Breakthrough in US-Russia Ties Long Way Off
The Kremlin on Thursday warned against talking about a breakthrough in Russia-US relations despite a possible meeting between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir...