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The Obama War in Afghanistan The Afghan campaign has already become The Obama War, says political analyst Mikhail Troitsky from the International Relations department at Moscow State University.

US to supply troops in Afghanistan via Russia An expected deal between Russia and America to allow the U.S. to transit military supplies via Russian territory to Afghanistan could be signed during Barack Obama’s visit to Moscow next week.

“Politicians do not make good historians” For many years the west was downplaying the role of the Soviet Union in WWII and was completely overlooked in western historiography, says John Laughland from the Institute for Democracy and Cooperation in Paris.

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NATO: America’s clumsy foot in the Soviet past As NATO, the hulking Cold War dinosaur, lurches towards the rising Sun without rhyme or reason, Russia is pulling in the welcome mat and battening down the hatches.

Obama: Tandem buster?

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“Any American president is a hostage of his own political system” The views of the restricted group that Barack Obama represents will be outlined in the American foreign policy, and Moscow is yet to see the extent to which those views coincide with Russian views.

ROAR: Obamamania bypasses Russia During a visit to Moscow, the U.S. president will have to fight skepticism in Russia of both his policies and his image.

Independence Day, Belarusian style Standing in the centre of the Belarusian capital on July 3, you will see the soldiers of the Guard of Honor squadron marching through the streets of Minsk.

Ensuring the “reset” button stays pressed President Obama's upcoming visit to Moscow marks the moment of truth for US-Russian relations, which have found themselves in the process of a painful two-decade transition, and still remain at the crossroads.

“Let’s bring troops home” – Iraq veteran. The troop surge in Afghanistan is not justified and only creates additional problems in the country, says Iraq veteran and anti-war activist Adam Kokesh, adding the U.S. should respect the right to self-determination.

“No immediate solution for missile defense issue” Obama’s visit alone is unlikely to be able to resolve U.S –Russia argument over missile defense system in Eastern Europe, said Andrey Klimov, deputy head of the Russian State Duma Foreign Affairs Committee.

“U.S. and Russia have converging interests in Afghanistan” Battling Islamic insurgencies in Afghanistan is in both Russia and U.S. interests, said Ivan Eland from the Centre of Peace and Liberty at the Independent Institute in Washington DC.

“North Korea wants direct talks with US” North Korea test-fired four short-range missiles in an attempt to persuade the US to enter direct talks, says Pavel Leshakov, director of the International Center for Korean Studies at Moscow State University.

Will Obama have Georgia on his mind in Moscow? The 5-day Georgian war in August marked the biggest deterioration in relations between Moscow and Washington in recent memory. How will Obama dance around this red button issue in the Russian capital?

ROAR: Obama will defend missile defense in Moscow Russian analysts doubt that Washington will agree to link its missile shield in Europe to cutting strategic defensive arms.

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“Obama is very serious about disarmament” The result of Obama's upcoming visit to Moscow could very likely be a missile agreement between Moscow and Washington, says Professor William Potter from the Monterey Institute of International Relations.

“We are ready to play our part”: Medvedev ahead of Obama’s visit In his video blog, President Dmitry Medvedev shares his hope that a new chapter in Russian-American cooperation will be opened during Barack Obama’s visit to Moscow.

“US is Israel’s puppet government” The United States knows that it does not have an independent foreign policy in the Middle East, says economist Paul Craig Roberts, who calls it a puppet government of Israel when it comes to affairs in the region.

Abbas: “We want to push peace process on an international basis” In an exclusive interview with RT, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas discussed Palestinian reconciliation, Fatah-Hamas relations, as well as the issues related to Palestine’s relations with Israel, Russia and the USA.

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The Obama War in Afghanistan

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“Any American president is a hostage of his own political system”

ROAR: Obamamania bypasses Russia

Independence Day, Belarusian style

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Expats in Russia earn more

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“Summertime” comes to Russia

Make it naked!

Haye will finally have his chance at Klitschko… but the other one

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