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Puck
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 Thu Jun 07, 2007 12:35 pm Tensions cool as U.S., Russia reach missile shield deal |
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| Quote: | HEILIGENDAMM, Germany (CNN) -- U.S. President George W. Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed Thursday to cooperate on missile-defense systems, cooling tensions between the two leaders at the G8 summit in Germany.
They had met one-on-one privately during the summit of leaders of the world's richest nations, being held in the resort of Heiligendamm on northern Germany's Baltic coast.
"We have an understanding about common threats, but we have differences. The difference is the ways and means in which we can overcome these threats," Putin said after meeting with Bush. |
http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/06/07/bush.putin/index.html
This is definately a development that I have been hoping to see  .
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Republican_Man
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| Thu Jun 07, 2007 3:51 pm |
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I agree; this is definitely good news, but I have a feeling it may just be temporary.
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WeAz
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| Thu Jun 07, 2007 5:36 pm |
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I don't get why Putin backed down so quickly. Maybe Bush offered him something, a back-door deal?
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Republican_Man
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| Thu Jun 07, 2007 8:16 pm |
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I doubt that. There's gotta be something going on behind the scenes, however.
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Puck
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| Fri Jun 08, 2007 2:23 am |
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| WeAz wrote: | | I don't get why Putin backed down so quickly. Maybe Bush offered him something, a back-door deal? |
That's what I am curious about. All of this big talk Putin has been using the past few weeks, and now after a day of talks we are chummy again? I'm not complaining of course...I like it much better when we are friendly with Russia. It does seem odd though.
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