The relations between the U.S. and Russia could be called ‘cold peace’. A mutually beneficial strategy can emerge from consultation between the two sides, said Mark Brzezinski, U.S. foreign policy expert.  

President Medvedev had a busy day at the G8 summit in Japan, discussing a series of issues during one-to-one talks with Western leaders. Political analyst Andrey Zagorsky joined RT to analyse the first working day of the Hokkaido summit.

Dmitry Medvedev’s presence at the G8 summit in Hokkaido is different in style from that of his predecessor Vladimir Putin, but it’s the same in substance, believes Mikhail Troitsky, political analyst from the Moscow State University of International Relations.

Director of International World Wildlife Fund’s global climate initiative, Kim Carstensen, spoke on the highlights of the first day at the G8 Summit.

A change of presidency in the U.S. won't necessarily mean a change of policy, believes White House spokesman Gordon Johndroe. He joined RT to discuss the latest developments at the G8 summit in Japan.

Vladimir Sotnikov from the Institute of World Economy and International Relations gave his comments on the trends of this years G8 summit.

At the G8 summit, Japan will come up with a number of initiatives pertaining to tackling the world food crisis and major environmental challenges, according to Kazuo Kodama from the country’s Foreign Ministry.