MOSCOW (Reuters) - President Barack Obama called on Tuesday for Russia to forge a true partnership with the United States, promoting democracy and the rule of law as ideals to follow but avoiding direct criticism of the Kremlin.
Obama was speaking after a first meeting with Russia's most powerful politician, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. U.S. officials described the two-hour talks at Putin's forest residence outside Moscow as "very succesful".
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