Posted on 02/18/2005 6:35:10 PM PST by LeeHarvey
President interviewed by Itar-Tass in advance of European trip
President Bush said he is looking forward to meeting with his friend Vladimir Putin, the president of Russia, in Bratislava, Slovak Republic, on February 24 and would like to "reinvigorate" the relationship between the United States and Russia.
"We've got the framework for a good strategic relationship," Bush said during an interview at the White House February 18 with Itar-Tass in advance of his visit to Belgium, Germany and the Slovak Republic.
Rather than a "fresh start," Bush said, "I'd call it 'reinvigorate.' We've got the framework, and it gives us a chance to move it forward. There's a lot we need to do -- a lot we need to work together on."
Some of the issues the United States and Russia need to tackle together, Bush said, are the War on Terror, curbing the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, North Korea, and Middle East peace.
Asked about his biggest successes in terms of the U.S.-Russian relationship, Bush cited the countries' increased understanding and cooperation in the War on Terror and the 2003 Moscow Treaty on Strategic Offensive Reductions, under which both countries agreed to reduce their strategic nuclear warheads.
Following is the transcript of the interview...
(Excerpt) Read more at usinfo.state.gov ...
The Russians will never be our friends.
Thats a very difficult statement to despute.
Lets just say there is always some room for optimism.
This from a man who is friends with Clintoon. The point is he has bad judgment and is showing it on the international stage just like he shows with his inability to recognize he is a fool at home also.
Putin is bad news. Sucking up to him will only make things worse.
You're all a bunch of slavophobic racists. The cold war is over, wake up.
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