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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Analyst Says U.S-Russia Summit Led To Modest Accomplishments

Blair Ruble, Director of the WWC's Kennan Institute, argues that the U.S-Russia Summit of July 6th-8th resulted in 'modest goals' being met. Ruble explains that the summit granted Americans overflight rights in Russian terrority in order to supply American troops in Afghanistan. Ruble also notes that the summit put an agreement on arms control on both nations' agendas and established further U.S-Russian ties. (0:52)
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