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Obama's Trip to Russia

President Obama’s trip may have looked like a success, but Russia expert Stephen Cohen tells The Daily Beast that the situation is just as dangerous as ever.

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President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev talk as they walk in Moscow's Kremlin on July 7, 2009.

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Russian president Dmitry Medvedev with wife Svetlana and US president Barack Obama with wife Michelle pose for an official photograph at the presidential residence in Gorki, outside Moscow.

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President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev take a walk in Moscow's Kremlin on July 7, 2009.

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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, President Barack Obama, first lady Michelle Obama, their daughters Malia and Sasha are seen during a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Monday, July 6, 2009.

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President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama greet graduates and audience members after giving a speech at the National Economic School graduation in Moscow, Tuesday, July 7, 2009.

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President Barack Obama shakes hands with Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin during a meeting at Novo Ogaryovo, Tuesday, July 7, 2009, in Moscow.

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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (R Front) and visiting U.S. President Barack Obama (L Front) arrive for a joint press conference at the Kremlin in Moscow July 6, 2009.

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President Barack Obama arrives, accompanied by Russian honor guard, to lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Monday, July 6, 2009, in Moscow.

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President Barack Obama, left, and Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev speak at a joint news conference at the Kremlin in Moscow Monday, July 6, 2009.

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President Barack Obama, first lady Michelle Obama and daughters Sasha and Malia arrive in Moscow, Monday, July 6, 2009. President Barack Obama has touched down in Moscow for a full-scale summit and diplomatic meetings.

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President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle participate in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unkown Soldier in Moscow on July 6, 2009.

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President Barack Obama meets with Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev at the Kremlin in Moscow, Monday, July 6, 2009.

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First lady Michelle Obama meets with Russian first lady Svetlana Medvedeva at the Kremlin in Moscow on July 6, 2009.

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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, and Russian President's wife Svetlana Medvedev take a walk at the Gorki residence outside Moscow, Russia, Monday, July 6, 2009.

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President Barack Obama meets with Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev at the Kremlin in Moscow Monday, July 6, 2009.

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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and President Barack Obama speak after the signature of the Joint Understanding on Strategic Arms Reduction during a joint press conference at the Kremlin, in Moscow on July 6, 2009.

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Kremlin catering workers take a photograph of U.S. President Barack Obama on a TV screen inside the Kremlin in Moscow on July 6, 2009.

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U.S. President Barack Obama listens to a translator as he sits alongside U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke during a meeting with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev at the Kremlin in Moscow, on July 6, 2009.

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U.S. President Barack Obama speaks alongside Russian President Dmitry Medvedev during a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, on July 6, 2009.

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U.S. President Barack Obama takes part at a wreath laying ceremony at the Tomb of Unknown Soldier in Moscow, on July 6, 2009.

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