
TODAY: Obama taxes Putin with living in the past; Pepsi's role in Cold War thaw; reserve currency may be discussed at Putin-Obama meeting; is Medvedev really the host?; Chechens suspected in Klebnikov murder on wanted listBarack Obama has verbally chastised Putin for keeping '
one foot in the old ways of doing business and one foot in the new'. Medvedev hopes for
'intensive and full-fledged talks' with the US President. Whilst Medvedev may be the official host, an op-ed piece in the Moscow Times argues that
Obama needs to engage with Putin to tackle the thorniest issues. During Obama's visit, a breakfast meeting with the Prime Minister may involve
discussions of the reserve currency. According ...