Russia Nuke Deal

Obama may trust Russia and Iran for nuke deal UPI — U.S. President Barack Obama has sent President Dmitry Medvedev of Russia a letter suggesting that the proposed U.S. missile shield in Poland and the Czech Republic may not be necessary if Moscow can convince Iran to curtail its nuclear aspirations. The Moscow newspaper Kommersant and The New York Times (NYSE:NYT) reported Obama's message Tuesday. click to read complete article

Reports said Obama offered to drop U.S. missile shield in exchange for help with Iran UPI — Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Tuesday he has received no U.S. offer to drop its European missile shield defense plan in exchange for help with Iran. A number of U.S. newspapers and Russian news outlets reported U.S. President Barack Obama had sent a letter to Medvedev, offering to drop plans to install a missile defense system in Poland and the Czech Republic if Russia would dissuade Iran from pursuing its nuclear program. click to read complete article

Obama’s secret letter offers deal to Russia JTA — President Obama sent a secret letter to Russia's president offering to retreat from deploying a missile defense system in Europe if Russia intensified its commitment to isolate Iran. Moscow has not responded to the letter that was hand-delivered to President Dmitri Medvedev three weeks ago, The New York Times reported late Monday. click to read complete article