Russian President Vladimir Putin has censured as mindless the United States policies vis-à-vis Syria and Washington’s refusal to cooperate with Moscow on ending the crisis in the Arab country. “I believe some of our partners simply have mush for brains,” Putin said at an investment forum in the Russian capital, Moscow, on Tuesday, adding that Washington has declined to share intelligence... 

I think I should speak to dissidents. Let them tell me what problems the United States has, that won’t be bad, considering the Soviet experience, Medvedev told members of the Valdai international debate club on September 15. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev wants to meet with American dissidents when he visits the United States for the UN General Assembly and a G-20 summit later this month. Just...