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Russia Hopes for US Flexibility on Missile Shield | Essentials

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Russia Hopes for US Flexibility on Missile Shield

Spasskaya tower. Kremlin, Moscow, Russia
Spasskaya tower. Kremlin, Moscow, Russia by akk_rus
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The controversy over the planned missile shield has strained the relations between the U.S. and Russia. Moscow has rejected Washington's assurances that the shield is intended to fend off potential missile threats from Iran and voiced concern the system could threaten Russia's nuclear deterrent. In March, Obama, unaware that he was speaking on an open microphone, told Dmitry Medvedev, then Russian president, that he would have more flexibility on the issue after November's election. Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin appeared to try to remind Obama of his promise when he said Thursday that Moscow hopes that the U.S. president will take into account Russia's concerns about the U.S.-led NATO missile defense for Europe.

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President Obama

Overall Sentiment: 0.0792628

Relevance: 0.727647

Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin

Overall Sentiment: 0.099192

Relevance: 0.619391

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0.0785584"We hope that President Obama after his re-election will be more flexible on the issue of taking into the account the opinions of Russia and others regarding a future configuration of NATO's missile defense," Rogozin told ...
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  • Number of Quotes: 1
  • Aggregate Sentiment: 0.0785584
  • Mean: 0.0785584
  • Standard Deviation: 1.4142135623731

Dmitry Medvedev

Overall Sentiment: -0.0231668

Relevance: 0.324712

Sergei Ryabkov

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.211717

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Country: Russia

Overall Sentiment: -0.115851

Relevance: 0.861271

Country: U.S.

Overall Sentiment: -0.0799764

Relevance: 0.33938

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City: Moscow

Overall Sentiment: 0

Relevance: 0.665872

Organization: NATO

Overall Sentiment: 0.0247198

Relevance: 0.346954

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