Russian President Says Talks With Bush Brought No Progress

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TOYAKO, Japan (AP) — Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Tuesday that his first meeting with U.S President George W. Bush since taking office brought no progress toward bridging deep disagreements between the former Cold War foes.

Deeply wary of creeping Western clout in former Soviet republics and satellite states, Russia adamantly opposes the Bush administration's plans to deploy missile defense installations in Central Europe and its support for bids by Georgia and Ukraine to join NATO.

Medvedev said Tuesday that some of the countries' interests coincide. On their differences, however, "there is no particular progress," he said, following Monday's meeting on the sidelines of the Group of Eight economic powers summit. "We continue to exchange opinions."

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Medvedev has pledged continuity in Russia's foreign policy since taking over the presidency from Vladimir Putin, but he has tended to assert Moscow's position in less confrontational language than his predecessor.

He has echoed Putin's criticism of the United States but focused on economic issues, laying much of the blame for the world's current financial troubles on Washington and calling for reform of the U.S.-dominated system of global economic institutions.

Nations "must not think like economic egoists," Medvedev said. "We must think of how to organize global economic security: This includes measures to both create new financial institutions and adjust existing institutions to the goals and realities."

AP: http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2008-07-08-Bush-Russian-president-talks_N.htm

[jeff30997]

1. WHAT???

Chimpy refused to give Medvedev a back-rub???

Anyway Medvedev is an asshole too.

[SalmonChantedEvening]

2. "Eet vas horrible"

"All deh time weeth pull finger joke. Vot canbee accomplicced in such an enwhyronment?"

:)

[TygrBright]

3. awwwww.... Guess his eyes ain't purty as Pooty-Poot's. n/t