The newly elected president of the United States seems to be a better partner for Russia at first sight. Barack Obama would definitely not be offending the Russians the way the Bush’s administration did. However, Obama’s skilful politics could be even more dangerous for Russia. Obama has very good chances to retrieve the USA’s erstwhile international influence. Russia attempted to make a threat in return for the USA with its promise to deploy missiles in the Kaliningrad enclave, although Dmitry Medvedev has already made a step back

Barack Obama prepares to move into the White House. He does not know what challenges he will have to face as the new president of the United States, although he does realize that the USA has lost its function of the only guarantor of global stability. Russia has appeared on the other side of the world as the newly revived nation. Barack Obama and Dmitry Medvedev will have to meet each other some day for talks about new forms of cooperation under new political circumstances. Svetlana Medvedev and Michelle Obama will have to produce a positive impression on each other. If they succeed at that, the relations between Russia and the United States will become a lot warmer

U.S. President George W. Bush, at a press conference held in the White House, insisted that the United States and Russia can work together despite their differences. The United States has criticized Russia's record on democracy, and Russia sees the expansion of NATO as a threat to its own security.

NATO nations must work in partnership with Russia on security matters, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Sunday, a day after President Vladimir Putin blasted Washington's foreign policy and accused it of fomenting a series of wars

Russian President Vladimir Putin warned Saturday that the United States' increased use of military force is creating a new arms race, with smaller nations turning toward developing nuclear weapons

It was the USA first and foremost that tried to force several countries and even regions to establish the Western style of democracy under the guise of “promoting democracy in the world.” The USSR tried to take several countries out of their feudalism and put them straight into communism. As a result, the USSR was labeled as an occupant state. Nowadays, this label has been “awarded” to the “stronghold of global democracy” – the USA

Relations between the US and Russia sank to the lowest point in a decade when Vladimir Putin harshly rebuked Washington for its criticism last week and compared the US to a hungry wolf that "eats and listens to no one". Although he refrained from mentioning the US by name, it was clear that the "wolf" in question referred to Washington

The US Council on Foreign Relations has recently published a special report on Russia. The US establishment has probably realized that the US politics towards Russia is collapsing and needs to be revised fundamentally

The Bush Administration does not seem to know how to get a facelift in terms of public opinion at home. Top government officials had better give it a thought or two but they are constantly busy handling global issues e.g. spreading democracy all over the world

Russians strongly disapprove any kind of USA's intention to promote democracy in Russia
Half of the Russians would not mind some countries help other countries promote democracy. But the number of those who want to be taught democracy by the U.S. administration sharply decreases when it comes to specific U.S. assistance. 70% of the youth from 18 to 24 years old are happy about foreign teachers of democracy. The figures change when America is mentioned as a democracy teacher for Russia