Obama Suggested Trading Missile Shield for Russia's Help On Iran NukesNewsmax.com - : "WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama suggested to Russian President Dmitri Medvedev that the United States would back off plans for a missile defense system in Eastern Europe in exchange for help stopping Iran from developing long-range weapons, The New York Times reported Tuesday.
Obama made the proposal in a secret letter that was hand-delivered to Medvedev three weeks ago, the Times reported, citing anonymous U.S. sources."
Russia has vigorously opposed the missile shield, which would include sites in the Czech Republic and Poland, since it was proposed by the Bush administration. The stated aim of the shield is to deter Iran from launching nuclear-tipped missiles at U.S. allies in Europe.
According to the Times, Obama's letter said the U.S. would not need to build the missile defense system if Iran's efforts to build a nuclear weapon were halted.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov urged the United States on Monday to restore diplomatic relations with Iran, Russian news agencies reported. "This would be an important element in stabilizing the situation in the region," he said.
Lavrov is scheduled to hold talks with Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton in Geneva on Friday in the highest-level meeting between the two nations since Obama took office.
Gee, what do you think Russia said to the False Messiah?
Russia Says No Iran-Missile Deal; They're Separate Issues:Newsmax.com "MADRID -- Russia would be willing to discuss a new missile defense structure with the United States but sees Iran's nuclear program as a separate issue, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Tuesday.
Asked about a report in the New York Times that U.S. President Barack Obama had written to him offering to back off deploying a new missile system in Eastern Europe in return for help with the Iranians, Medvedev said signals from Washington were positive but the two issues were separate."
"If we are talking about any "swaps" (Iran for missile defense), this is not how the question is being put. This would not be productive," Medvedev told a news conference in Madrid, where he was on a state visit.
But he added: "If the new (U.S.) administration shows common sense and offers a new (missile defense) structure which would satisfy European (needs) ... and would be acceptable for us, we are ready to discuss it."
"I count on positive signals we are now receiving from Washington translating into agreements," Medvedev said.
Russia opposes the deployment of a U.S. missile defense system in Poland and the Czech Republic. The system was proposed by the administration of former President George W. Bush.
The Russian president did not directly refer to any letter from Obama. His spokeswoman confirmed he had received it.
"We have received this letter. It was in fact a reply to a letter from Medvedev sent to Obama after his appointment. The letter contained an assessment of the situation, but there were no concrete proposals about any mutually binding decisions," Natalya Timakova told reporters in Madrid.
Moscow has not yet responded to the letter, according to the New York Times.
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is set to meet with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Geneva on Friday.
Gee, what a surprise as now Obama is dealing from a position of irreparable weakness after asking for help from basically a two faced communist KGB agent's puppet Medvedev and getting whizzed on like a UN urinal. Nice job Obama, guess the Community Organizing is a little different than geopolitics you dumb Sucker.
Love letters don't work with arch enemies pointing 3-5,000 nukes at us Odumbo.Putin played Bush like a fiddle and he's gonna stomp Obama like a three legged, red headed step child.
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