Russia, U.S. officials shift to softer stance in talks
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Top U.S. and Russian security officials sought to strike a more conciliatory tone in talks on Thursday after months of growing tensions between Washington and Moscow.
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HEILIGENDAMM, Germany -- Russia and the United States yesterday appeared to step back from their confrontation over a planned US missile shield, as President Bush said Moscow was not a menace to Europe and the foreign minister of Russia withdrew a threat to pull out of a conventional arms treaty.
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Emergency talks on a key arms control  pact began in restrained fashion on Tuesday with Russia, the  United States and NATO states all at pains not to escalate  East-West confrontation, the U.S. and Russian delegations said.
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Shifting alliances raise tension with Moscow.
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov  said on Saturday six-party talks on Iran's nuclear program  would take place on Tuesday, swiftly reversing an earlier  statement that the talks had been delayed.
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Russia rejected on Wednesday U.S. criticism of sweeping political changes proposed by President Vladimir Putin, saying this was strictly Moscow's business.
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U.S. and Russian lawmakers will hold  a joint session of their foreign affairs committees in  Washington later this month to discuss growing tensions between  the two countries, the chairman of the U.S. House of  Representatives panel announced on Tuesday.
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Russia and the United States on Tuesday clashed over efforts to win influence in Ukraine and other former Soviet republics, with Moscow warning the West against interference and Washington rejecting the charge.
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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said  on Saturday Russia needed to reverse what Washington considers  its backsliding on democracy if Moscow wants deeper relations  with the West.
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Saturday six-party talks on Iran's nuclear program would take place on Tuesday, swiftly reversing an earlier statement that the talks had been delayed.
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Russia on Wednesday curtly rejected U.S.  criticism of sweeping political changes proposed by President  Vladimir Putin, telling Washington to stay out of its business.
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Emergency talks on a key arms control pact began in restrained fashion on Tuesday with Russia, the United States and NATO states all at pains not to escalate East-West confrontation, the U.S. and Russian delegations said.
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MUNICH, Germany  - Russia and the United States must take leadership in discussions on a new international arms regime, Russia's First Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov said on Sunday.
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Â· US softens on deal to halt rising temperature Â· Race against time to rescue talks before summit
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Russia rejected on Wednesday U.S. criticism of sweeping political changes proposed by President Vladimir Putin, saying this was a matter strictly for Moscow to decide.
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The United States showed some new  flexibility in recent talks with North Korea on the nuclear  issue but Pyongyang was unimpressed and is resisting  participation in a new round of formal six-party negotiations,  U.S. officials and experts said on Friday.
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President Vladimir Putin on Thursday played down Russia&#39;s string of disagreements with the European Union, insisting instead on the need for dialogue and mutual respect.