Obama: Putin’s Cold War stance chills ties
President Barack Obama complained Friday that Russia had adopted a frostier stance towards the United States since Vladimir Putin’s return to the Kremlin, but both camps insisted ties have not broken down.
Cold War over, Russia is Nato's partner — Merkel.
The former adversaries —Russia and Nato —have made a historic step to be closer to each other, German chancellor Angela Merkel said at the Nato summit in Lisbon.