Posted on 07/05/2009 6:09:15 AM PDT by pobeda1945
Russian and US media continue to discuss the forthcoming official visit of US President Barack Obama to Russia on July 6-8. Obama gave an exclusive interview to Itar-Tass news agency and Russia TV Channel.
In his first-ever interview for the Russia media, the US president spoke about the relations between the two countries and shared his thoughts about the Russian leaders – President Dmitry Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.
The interview will be broadcast on July 4 on Russia TV Channel.
The US president said that the recent years of the US-Russian relations left much to be desired. Mr. Obama believes that the two countries have new opportunities for cooperation on a wide range of issues. Obama said that he wants the Kremlin to know that America treats Russia with respect and intends to build its relations with the country on the basis of equality.
Obama believes that the United States and Russia carry special responsibility in the world as nuclear powers. Barack Obama described Russia as a great country with extraordinary culture and traditions.
The US president expressed his personal thoughts about the persona of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev. Obama described his Russian counterpart as a thoughtful and progressive person who successfully leads Russia in the 21st century.
Obama is certain that the mutual understanding between the leaders of such countries as Russia and the United States is very important.
Barack Obama has already had a chance to personally meet Russia’s Dmitry Medvedev. The US President has never met Prime Minister Vladimir Putin before, but he already knows what kind of a person Putin is. Obama described Putin as a very strong leader of the Russian nation.
Russian special services take unprecedented security measures on the threshold of Obama’s historic visit to Moscow.
Several dozens of Russian fighter jets will be on alert at air bases on the outskirts of Moscow. The air space of the Moscow region was declared the air-exclusion zone.
Most likely, the US President will stay in Moscow at Ritz-Carlton Hotel. He can also choose from the luxury residence for guests in the Kremlin or Marriott Grand Hotel, Interfax reports.
The previous US presidents - Bill Clinton and George W. Bush - preferred to stay at Marriott Grand Hotel during their visits to Moscow. The hotel was closed for all other visitors when Bush visited Moscow. The procession of over 40 vehicles and buses accompanied Bush on his way to the hotel.
Ritz-Carlton has closed the booking for July 5-8, whereas Marriott does not seem to be taking any special preparations at the moment. Nevertheless, the administration of Ritz-Carlton did not make an official confirmation of Obama’s decision to pick the hotel for his stay in Russia’s capital.
If Obama chooses Ritz, he will be accommodated in a five-room Kremlin view luxury suite with huge panoramic windows. The bathroom in the suit is tiled with marble, an employee of the hotel said. There is a special room in the bathroom, where the US president will be able to enjoy a tropic shower.
The presidential suite at Ritz-Carlton Hotel costs 430,000 rubles a night ($13,870). The cheapest suite at the hotel costs 35,000 rubles a night ($1,129). Ritz-Carlton is located in the heart of Moscow, on Tverskaya Street, near the Kremlin.
You got that right. After all, we "can't just expect that other countries are going to say OK" to that. We certainly don't want a situation where Russia isn't OK with his room at 72.
Don’t remember that place, must be new, I stayed at the Metropol, its restaurant was where Rasputin used to hold court !
She must have used a whole room of upholstery to cover her big fat ass. 
YES! That’s the one. Thank you.
If anyone is wondering how much past visits to Russia cost taxpayers, I was there in ‘74 when Nixon visited. I don’t remember the name of our hotel but it over looked Red Square so could be the same building or at least the neighborhood where Hussien will be staying. We got bumped midway through our stay so they could put Kissinger in our room. It was your average nothing fancy tourist fare room and considerably short of the bill we all will be getting in a couple days.
OMG- when/where did she wear that outfit? She proves everyday exactly just how low-life she is.
Do the Obama’s ever stop to think what this kind of spending looks like when American’s are scrimping by?
She looks preggers.
That’s what I thought too.
“Veddy nize!”
Fourth of July party on the South Lawn of the White House members of the United States armed services and their guests in Washington Saturday, July 4, 2009.
OMG - she really, really doesn’t have any respect for the military. She is absolute trash.
I was wondering the same thing. We spend gazillions of dollars on embassies and staff, why are they not the appropriate and safe places to stay on such a visit?
Ah, again, a dress with no belt! Maybe she got the message. Maybe someone read FR and told her what I (and others) said about the awful belts. This dress is pretty ugly but a black shiny belt would make it even worse.
Obviously, they don't give a sh!t. Imperial Rulers never sweat the small stuff.
I hope their Imperial Excesses come back to bite them in the ass.
And what the hell is wrong with staying at the American Embassy? Prolly safer than any hotel.
Reminds me of someone I used to see in the movies.
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