Russia Update

US reviewing ‘entire relationship’ with Russia: White House, AFP

“The United States is reviewing its “entire relationship” with Russia, the White House said Monday, charging that Moscow was still violating a ceasefire deal for the Georgia conflict. “We’re reviewing our entire relationship with Russia, both for the medium term and the long term,” said spokesman Tony Fratto, who charged there is “no question that Russia has not lived up to the ceasefire agreement.”

US-Russia chill threatens NASA space program, AFP

“In an election year, it was going to be very difficult to get that waiver to pay hundreds of millions of dollars to an increasingly aggressive Russia,” Nelson said. “Now, I’d say it’s almost impossible.”

When the shuttles retire, Baltimore Sun

“Congress should approve the waiver NASA needs to keep sending astronauts to the space station as planned, and it ought to be prepared to do more if Russia proves uncooperative. America must remain a leader in space. The U.S. space program is at a crucial juncture, and the country can’t afford to let it be held hostage to dust-ups abroad with Russia or to partisan bickering at home.”