Russia-U.S. relations: avoiding collision

Today we discuss what's happening in Russia-U.S. relations. After Georgias military provocation in South Ossetia relations between Moscow and Washington have deteriorated to such an extent, that the republican candidate for Vice-Presidency openly considered a possibility of going to war with Russia. Vladimir Putin says relations are so bad, that any change may only be for the better. Are there grounds for the Russian Prime Minister's "informed optimism"?

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• Russia
• US
• relations
• Georgia
• Ossetia
• military
• provocation
• deterioration
• informed
• optimism
• Krasnov
• Gurnov

[jfcrow1]

The US Government has just announced they will start printing a $1000 dollar bill. ( Easier to withdraw your bank money without a wheelbarrel)

[yaspeedyrn1975]

If you dislike the US , you are entitled to your opinion. However saying the word ni***r is uneducated , ignorant, and racist at best.

[beetweenmylegs]

Russias know capitalist and USA is communist HAHAHAHAHAH

[KingstonCS]

ww2 really slowed russia down as they did most of the fighting usa didnt do anything worth to mention

[sabreharyanto]

US has the best media propaganda ever.

just like when they claimed they killed 600,000 vietnamese soldiers of North Vietnam(1/2 of a small country).

China army which was way more massive than vietnam(whole vietnam) consisted of 150,000 soldiers. US claimed that they killed 600,000 soldiers of 1/2 Vietnam(North) soldiers and they still..retreated. Awesome Lie..lol

[fredrikitbos]

everyone knows by now that USA has only the old cold war style weapon systems... ;D

I served in the Georgoa operation this summer.. we took Georgia in some days,

they had american weapons and even "training" by us army ,:-)

fuken niggers!! ;D

[fearbsd9]

bullshit.

[natlissits]

True, Ukranian people suffered a lot from Stalin's regime,together with Russians and other nations. Many Russians were holding S. in high esteem (or rather were afraid not to) but many others didn't. Many Americans hold Bush in high esteem, but many think he is a bad news, to say the least. One just can't generalize - it would be simplistic and counter productive.

[1BuckeyeNation]

I'm aware of Stalin's birth place. I think Ukrainians may disagree with your view that ethnic Russians were damaged more by Stalin's atrocities. I see where you may be coming from though. If you are Russian you should know that many Russian people hold Stalin in high esteem. I agree that Stalin is the past but my comment was directed toward the past and not the present. I do not condone America's participation in the Vietnam or Iraq wars. I do support the war in Afghanistan.

[natlissits]

By the way, BuckeyeNation, for your information - Stalin was Georgian (born Djugashvili). His right hand man Lavrenty Beria, responsible for all the atrocities, directed mostly towards Russian people, was Georgian too. Russian people have suffered a lot from their "loving ways" and respected them no more than any other nation. However, past is past - zen buddism has never been America's strong point either. Just remember Vietnam, Iraq, Afganistan...

[dancecosmic]

Mr. Bush,McKain ,Obama Saakashvilli, BBC, FoxNews ,SkyNews - they! They!!! THEY!!! The cry, have made a panic, have frightened the WORLD!!!!!!! For an occasion of distribution of the NATO on the East!Saacashvilli the liar, IT IT!! Shoots on civilians and on houses. The Georgian and USA authorities always represent the truth as a lie and a lie as the truth!