Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev attends the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit family photo session in Lima. Medvedev said Sunday he believed US president-elect Barack Obama would be open to changing position over a hotly contested US plan for a missile defense shield in Eastern Europe. (AFP/Luis Acosta)From Yahoo News/AFP:
LIMA, Peru (AFP) – Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Sunday he believed US president-elect Barack Obama could change Washington's position over a hotly contested plan for a US missile defense shield in Eastern Europe.
Asked if he saw a chance of a shift on the issue under Obama, Medvedev told reporters: "I think there are chances, because if the position of the current administration on this question looks extremely inflexible, the position of the president-elect looks more careful."
Striking a positive note about relations with the next US administration, Medvedev referred to the Obama team's refusal so far to establish its position on missile defense, after Poland claimed the matter was already decided and the project would go ahead.
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My Comment: The Russian President is probably right.