U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel (R) walks with U.S. General Philip Breedlove, U.S. Air Force Commander for Europe, upon Hagel's arrival at Ramstein Air Base in Germany, March 11, 2013. Hagel returned to Washington from his first visit to Afghanistan. Reuters
U.S.-Russia "Reset" Stalled, Nominee For NATO Commander Says -- Reuters
(Reuters) - President Barack Obama's nominee to become NATO's supreme allied commander said on Thursday the so-called reset in U.S. ties with Russia was now on pause and predicted that Moscow would be the "primary actor of regional concern" through 2020.
Relations between the former Cold War foes, badly damaged by Russia's 2008 war with pro-Western Georgia, had improved during Obama's first term and Obama signed a nuclear arms treaty with then-President Dmitry Medvedev in 2010.
But ties have soured since Vladimir Putin returned to Russia's presidency in May, and Washington and Moscow have been at odds over issues ranging from Syria to human rights.
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Update #1: US-Russia reset on 'pause': US general -- Global Post/AFP
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Update #3: Obama Pick for NATO Commander Calls for Russia ‘Partnership’ -- APA
My Comment: The U.S. - Russian reset is dead. After Libya, Syria, etc., Moscow does not trust the Obama administration, and are now more focused on building up their own military forces and alliances.
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