With Medvedev's predecessor, Vladimir Putin, looking on, sometimes nodding approvingly but mostly inscrutable, the Russian president told his audience in the Kremlin that "we have no problem with the American people". He said he hoped that "our partners, the US administration", would choose to have "full-fledged relations with Russia".At the same time he said Moscow had to respond to the security challenges posed by the US and Nato's expansion right up to Russia's borders. "These are forced measures," he said, referring to Russia's new nuclear deployment, adding: "We have told our partners more than once that we want positive cooperation ... but unfortunately, they don't want to listen."
Luke Harding - The Guardian