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US, Russia agree to slight diplomatic thaw The meeting represented the first thaw in U.S.-Russia relations in years, even amid accusations that the U.S. was making concessions to Russia by holding ...
PHOTO: Russian President Vladimir Putin holds a video conference meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow, Jan. 21, 2025.
Russia Today drew particular attention worldwide for its coverage of the 2008 South Ossetia war. [99] [100] [101] RT named Georgia as the aggressor [101] against the separatist governments of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, which were protected by Russian troops. [102] RT saw this as the incident that showcased its newsgathering abilities to the ...
The United States is in no position to make demands, China has said after the top US diplomat warned his Beijing counterpart over the weekend against providing weapons to Russia in its war in Ukraine.
In April 2008, special editions of Today featured Pope Benedict XVI's visit to the United States, billed as "The Pope Visits the USA." On Tuesday, April 16, the pontiff's 81st birthday, Matt Lauer hosted the show from the south lawn of the White House to cover the pope's meeting with President George W. Bush .
In August 2008, United States-Russia bilateral relations became further strained, when Russia and Georgia fought a five-day war over the Russian-backed self-proclaimed republics of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. President Bush said to Russia, "Bullying and intimidation are not acceptable ways to conduct foreign policy in the 21st century." [79]
The U.S. deputy ambassador, Robert Wood, has refused to call the Russian foreign minister or any other Russian diplomat “Mr. President,” as is standard for any man presiding over the council ...
RT America was a U.S.-based news channel headquartered in Washington, D.C. Owned by TV Novosti and operated by production company T&R Productions, [1] it was a part of the RT network, a global multilingual television news network based in Moscow and funded by the Russian government.