Theotherrussia.org provides translated excerpts fromthe Russian media coverage of US President Barack Obama’s visit to Moscow.
Much of the reporting has been serious and laudatory of the negotiations between Obama and Russian President Dmitri Medvedev.
The media also devoted a good deal of coverage to Barack Obama’s means of transport, devoting considerable attention to both the White House aircraft –Air Force One—, and the armored limo used to drive Obama through Moscow. Traffic jams caused by the visit were also heavily reported.
Read about the first day of meetings from Bloomberg.
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State Run Television Channel 1:
“And today in Moscow, the presidents of the two countries signed new documents. This isn’t an agreement, but in substance a declaration of intent for reaching a final agreement. As the experts explain, today’s paper is not legally binding, but politically binding. Moscow has made it clear that it is linking the agreement with the problem of locating American Ballistic Missile Defense in Europe. Nonetheless, the sides are calling ...