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George Bush tarnishes Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty
George Bush tarnished the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty involving the United States and Russia. Surprisingly, Russia did not react very strongly to this and was somewhat okay with it. -
Kosovo Confusion
Russia plans to veto an American plan that would grant independence to Kosovo. Russia believes that doing this would result in a chain reaction that could be dangerous for the rest of the world. -
Russia Protests Anti-Ballistic Missile Defense System
The United States planned to build an anti-ballistic missile defense system in Poland. However, Russia was not fond of this, countless Russian citizens protested. -
Conflict in South Ossetia
Russia sent several hundred unarmed troops for "railroad repairs". Georgian President sent troops back to the border, in which Russia responded by beginning air strikes. The US calls for a cease fire and sends humanitarian help to South Ossetia. -
New START
Russia and the United States both sign a new treaty that plans to reduce the number of long-range nukes possessed by both sides. This was a large step forward between the two sides to make the world safer. -
Edward Snowden
Former CIA employee Edward Snowden stole hundreds of thousands of confidential US documents.He then fled to Russia where they invited him in with open arms and he shared the US's confidential documents with Russia. -
Russian Missile Testing
The US officially accuses Russia of violating the Nuclear Forces treaty from over 20 years ago and threatens to retaliate immediately. This was interesting because it is so far back, but the US still feels so strongly about it that they want to react. -
Accusations of Russian involvement with US Presidential Election
In 2016, American officials found that the Government was behind massive cyber attacks that were aimed at propaganda to influence the election. -
Democratic Party sues Russia
The Democratic Party has filed a lawsuit in federal court against Russia. Stating that Russia launched an all-out assault on the Democratic Party to get Donald Trump into office. -
Trump Invites Putin to US
Donald Trump allegedly has invited Putin to the US for a meeting. Trump was said to have invited him over the phone and brought it up multiple times. This is big because it could be a step towards lowering tensions between the countries.
