The Cold War may or may not be lurking in the shade, but the mystique of Russian-American summitry lingers. In an event packed with animated passions in the run-up to it, and loaded with history, as the summit in Moscow on July 6-7 indeed was, what ultimately matters is the morning after.
Clearly, the Russian side has left it almost completely in the able hands of the White House to whip up hype in their media briefings to disseminate the impression that the summit was a resounding success. On their part, the Russians remained reticent - they almost lapsed into a native philosophical quietude.
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