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WASHINGTON SUMMIT
U.S. pledged $4.5 billion as a share of $24 billion international program to support economic reform in Russia. -
NATO RUSSIA-FOUNDING ACT
Stated in the Founding Acts Preamble, Russia states they no longer considered each other as adversaries. Meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, president Clinton & Yeltsin signed the NATO-Russia Founding Act. -
ANNOUNCEMENT OF GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT NUCLEAR TERRORISM
A joint initiative made by Putin & Bush to improve the security of nuclear facilities, coordinate responses to nuclear terrorist incidentally suppress illicit nuclear trafficking, cooperate on the technical means of combating nuclear terrorism. -
"THE RESET"
(VP) Biden had said in a speech for the Obama administration wanted to "Reset" America's relationship with Russia since its been on edge since the cold war. -
EARLY COOPERATION OVER ARMS CONTROL
A year or so of negotiations, the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty was then signed by Obama & Medvedev. It aimed to cut the number of nuclear warheads by 30 percent, down to 1,500, on both sides. -
DISAGREEMENTS ON IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAMMING
Phrased by the CRS, "A nuclear-armed Iran would be destabilizing & undesirable". Russia has supplied Iran with various forms of nuclear assistance. Even if Moscow's leader portrays that they maintain that Iran's nuclear program is legal & proper & doesn't pose a threat. IN June of 2010, the U.S. & Russia, along with Europe united by backing U.N. resolution to tighten sanctions on Iran over the concerns about nuclear proliferation. -
SPARRING OVER TRADE
Russia joins the World Trade Organization, which is evidence of a "reset" in relations cited by the Obama Administration. -
CLASHES OVER SURIA'S CIVIL WAR
A U.N. resolution was vetoes by Russia & China & was condemned a "gross violation" of human rights by Assad's regime. -
U.S. CRITICISM OF GAY RIGHTS IN RUSSIA
A law that prohibits public events that promotes gay rights & public displays of affection by same-sex couples that was criticized by Obama.