Putin Would 'Not Blink' In Taking Advantage Of Moscow Bombing, Says Expert

James Phillips, the Senior Research Fellow for Middle Eastern Affairs at the Heritage Foundation, says that Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin would 'not blink' in using Monday's suicide bombing in the Moscow subway system for political gain. (0:13)
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Expert: Missile Defense Shield Issue Ignored At U.S-Russia Summit

William Pomeranz, Deputy Director of WWC's Kennan Institute, says the START renewal negotiations took up most of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and President Barack Obama's attention, and left little time room for discussions on the U.S.'s missile defense shield in Poland. Pomeranz argues that President Obama was not ready to admit that he would discontinue this project. (0:36)
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Michael Jackson Memorial Stole Spotlight From Obama's Russia Trip, Says Analyst

Blair Ruble, Director of the WWC's Kennan Institute, argues that the U.S-Russia Summit of July 6th-8th was a 'non-event' because of the context in which the summit took place. Ruble explains that other events such as the G8 summit and Michael Jackson's funeral may have driven popular attention away from the President's highly anticipated trip to Moscow. (0:30)
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Arms Control Should Be A Two-Way Street, Says Russian Expert

Yevgeny Volk, Coordinator at the Heritage Foundation's Moscow office, joins a discussion, via satellite, on the upcoming U.S.-Russia Summit. He says Russia must look at arms control as a two-way street, not only preventing present threats but also forthcoming threats. He also adds that they must realize that the threats are not coming from the United States. (0:40)
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