The relationship between the United States and Russia is stalled for now as the "reset" efforts by U.S. President Barack Obama's administration over the past four years have failed to develop enough momentum to move the bilateral ties forward, according to an expert from a U.S. think tank.
Obama will have another chance to seek better ties with Russia if he gets re-elected in November, but he will have to create a strategy different from his previous emphasis on arms control, said Paul Saunders, executive director of the Center for the National Interest.
Saunders gave a lecture July 31 in Tokyo organized by the Keizai Koho Center under the title, "Is the U.S.-Russia 'reset' finished?"