World | Russia Obama in Moscow for Nuke Talks By Kevin Spak Posted Jul 6, 2009 6:49 AM CDT Copied U.S. President Barack Obama, left, and his wife Michelle Obama, second left, take part at a wreath laying ceremony at the Tomb of Unknown Soldier in Moscow, Russia, Monday, July 6, 2009. (AP Photo/Sergey Ponomarev) Barack Obama arrived in Moscow today, for a trip intended to “reset” relations that have been frosty since the Georgia conflict, the New York Times reports. The US president laid a wreath at Russia’s Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, before meeting Dmitry Medvedev for negotiations. Obama’s main goal is to reach an agreement on reducing nuclear stockpiles, but he’ll also touch on Afghanistan, Iran’s nuclear program, and other issues. Medvedev said this weekend that he was “moderately optimistic” about the visit. But he’s made it known that he’s unlikely to agree to a disarmament plan until the US scraps its plan to put a missile defense system in Eastern Europe. “These topics are interrelated, and for understandable reasons,” he said. “While the previous administration of the United States took a very ‘hard-headed’ position on this issue, the current administration is ready to discuss this topic.” Read These Next A game of doorbell ditch turns fatal for 11-year-old. Is India, under hefty tariffs, turning away from the US? Guy accused of snatching hat from boy at US Open IDed as rich CEO. At Colorado airport: collision, flames, death. Report an error