Current U.S. – Russia Relations
Recent Political and Human Rights Developments
Although Russia may not be as central to U.S. interests as was the Soviet Union, cooperation between the two is essential in many areas. Russia remains a nuclear superpower. It still has a major impact on U.S. national security interests in Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. Russia has an important role in the future of arms control, the nonproliferation of weapons of mass destruction, and the fight against terrorism. Russians a potentially important trading partner. Russia is the only country in the world with a greater range and scope of natural resources than the United States, including oil and…
