A Cold-War Chill? US-Russia Relations Falter over Libya and Syria
LaFranchi, Howard, The Christian Science Monitor
Stormy days lie ahead for US-Russia relations, many say. Progress on issues like missile defense and NATO-Russia relations could suffer serious setbacks if the Syria and Iran crises deteriorate further.
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton doffed her diplomatic gloves after Russia vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution on Syria. Calling the February veto "despicable," she laid at Moscow's feet the "murders" of Syrian "women, children, [and] brave young men."
Not to be outdone, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin railed against the United States for indulging its "bellicose itch" to get involved in other countries' internal affairs. And he vowed …
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Article title: A Cold-War Chill? US-Russia Relations Falter over Libya and Syria.
Contributors: LaFranchi, Howard - Author.
Newspaper title: The Christian Science Monitor.
Publication date: March 3, 2012.
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