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Hail to the Chief

U.S. President Obama will engage with Russia on key issues regarding U.S.-Russian relations, such as ballistic missile defense and NATO's future relations with Ukraine and Georgia, in conjunction with European allies.

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By Kostis Geropoulos and James F. Collins
Published on Jan 26, 2009

Source: New Europe

US President Barack Obama plans to deal with Russia in conjunction with Europe, Ambassador James Collins, director of the Carnegie Endowment’s Russia and Eurasia programme, told new Europe. “Bottom line, I expect to see a careful look and assessment about whether or not it makes sense to go forward with ballistic missile defence as it has been defined up to now. The same is true with Ukraine and Georgia and their future relation to NATO. I believe it is going to be done in conjunction with our European allies and friends,” Collins, who was the US Ambassador to the Russia from 1997 to 2001, said telephonically from Washington DC on January 23.

This article originally appeared in New Europe.

About the Authors

Kostis Geropoulos

James F. Collins

Nonresident Senior Fellow, Russia and Eurasia Program; Diplomat in Residence

Ambassador Collins was the U.S. ambassador to the Russian Federation from 1997 to 2001 and is an expert on the former Soviet Union, its successor states, and the Middle East.

Authors

Kostis Geropoulos
James F. Collins
Nonresident Senior Fellow, Russia and Eurasia Program; Diplomat in Residence
James F. Collins

Carnegie does not take institutional positions on public policy issues; the views represented herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Carnegie, its staff, or its trustees.

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