Bridging the U.S.-Russia divide, literally;

Moscow's carrot to NATO?

Moscow plays hardball with British business;

Lavrov laments "

open door"

for Ukraine and Georgia

Energy binds Putin and Maliki;

Medvedev to have "

the last word"

Journalists under fire -- again;

Russian poll: Putin popular but record mixed

Reformists snubbed by Rice;

Diplomatic dance on missile defense