Washington says that effort is aimed at Iran and North Korea, but Moscow contends that the U.S. anti-missile program puts Russia at risk. . . . ..…

According to The Washington Post, Russia made a secret proposal to North Korea last fall to advance negotiations between Washington and Pyongyang regarding North Korea’s nuclear weapons program.  Moscow offered North Korea a nuclear power plant in return for the..…

., had to accept the notion that the Western Hemisphere was an indisputable part of the North American sphere of influence. Consequently, Moscow pressured Havana to withdraw its open support of the Latin American guerrillas. ..…