Nobody should assume anything based upon one press conference in which Presidents Bush & Putin fielded a few questions, said some nice things about each other, and shook hands and smiled.
There are without doubt many issues between America and Russia these days, but for the most part they no longer need to be viewed as our Number One Enemy. I wouldn't turn my back on any of them for a second (and they probably feel the same way about us), but as our late 40th President Ronald Reagan said so well,
"Trust but Verify".
And I'm sure we are doing both.
Not sure if you've been following the events in Bratislava, Slovakia but the Bush Putin 2005 Summit in Slovakia was a bit more than a press conference:
Text of Bush Putin 2005 Summit in Bratislava, Slovakia
We're on the map! (Slovakia's reaction to President George Bush and Putin Summit)
Analysis: Putin humiliated next to Bush
Bush Gets First Warm European Reception in Slovakia
Once Mighty Putin is looking vulnerable
President Bush and Putin News Conference 11:30 a.m. Live Thread
Bush Putin draft anti-nuke plan
Bush arrives for summit with Putin
Friends Bush Putin Exchange Barbs Before Meeting
Putin Parries Bush's Comments on Democracy in Russian
Putin Plans to Stand His Ground at Summit
Bush Putin Differ on State of Russian Democracy
Deciphering Putin: Autocrat? Democrat? The truth is more complex
There are more threads on this important Summit.