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Obama calls President-elect Putin
USA, 10.03.2012
President Obama spoke with Russian President-elect Vladimir Putin today, but administration officials downplayed the congratulatory aspects of the call. Putin, a former president who left office four years to serve as prime minister, won election to his old office five days ago. International officials, including American ones, say the vote featured many irregularities, and Putin critics have taken to the streets in Russia. Obama spoke by phone with Putin as the U.S. president flew to southern Virginia for a speech on the economy. Earlier, when a reporter asked White House spokesman Josh Earnest if it was a "congratulatory" call, he replied, "I just said he called him." The official White House readout -- released hours after the conversation -- did say that Obama congratulated Putin on his recent victory in the Russian election. The readout: President Obama highlighted achievements in U.S.-Russia relations over the past three years with President (Dmitry) Medvedev, including cooperation on Afghanistan, the conclusion and ratification of the START agreement, Russia's recent invitation to join the World Trade Organization (WTO) and cooperation on Iran. President Obama and President-Elect Putin agreed that the successful reset in relations should be built upon during the coming years. The President said that he looked forward to hosting President-Elect Putin at the G-8 Summit in May at Camp David. The two leaders outlined areas for future cooperation, including strengthening trade and investment relations arising out of Russia's pending accession to the WTO. President Obama and President-Elect Putin agreed to continue discussions on areas where the United States and Russia have differed, including Syria and missile defense. President Obama and President-Elect Putin agreed to continue their efforts to find common ground and remove obstacles to better relations. Asked yesterday why it has taken so long for Obama and Putin to speak after the election, White House spokesman Jay Carney said, "I would not read anything into it beyond the busy schedules of the two." "Our policy towards Russia is based on our interests and not on personalities," Carneysaid. "And the reset policy that the president pursued after he took office with Russia produced benefits for U.S. national security interests, U.S. commercial interests, and that is why he launched that reset and why he pursued it." Carney said, "We obviously look forward to continuing to cooperate and work with Russia where we agree on issues, and that's regardless of who the president is." By David Jackson, USA TODAY
Foto : Obama Putin (ChattahBox)—Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin strongly hinted he would return as Russia’s president n 2012, at a recent meeting held at his country dacha with international scholars and journalists in attendance. During the retreat, Putin also spoke about the country’s relations with Iran, Israel and the United States, admitting his man-crush, by describing President Obama, as “cute.a€ Putin told the assembled group at his dacha in Novo-Ogaryovo that the next presidential transfer of power would proceed the same as the previous “election” when Putin chose current President Dmitry Medvedev to replace him at the expiration of his term. “Was there any competition in 2007? No. Then we won’t have this in 2012,” Putin said. “We will agree because we are people of one stamp. We will take all these things into account and then decide,” added Putin. If Putin does indeed decide to serve a repeat turn as president, he would remain a fixture in Kremlin politics, at least until 2024. The Medvedev presidency has been largely dwarfed by Putin’s commanding presence and power, with his most recent comments adding to the weakening of Medvedev’s power base. Regarding President Obama, Putin believes he has good intentions in the relations between the two countries, providing him with “modest optimism.” Later, Putin said President Obama struck him as “cute.” On Iran, Putin supported the Islamic country’s right to develop its nuclear capabilities, but said Iran needs to proceed cautiously. “Iran should exercise responsibility and remove concern on the part of Israel and the international community as a whole,” Putin said. Relations with Israel took a negative turn this week with reports that components of a Russian S300 anti-aircraft system had been found on a ship headed for Iran.
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