By SPA,
Moscow : Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Wednesday he was moderately optimistic about relations with the United States, saying the Kremlin is prepared to work with whoever succeeds U.S. President George W. Bush.
Associated Press quoted Medvedev as saying that Moscow and Washington must cooperate to maintain global stability _ even if their views on U.S. plans to install missile defense sites in Europe, and other security issues, differ sharply.
Russia and the United States are bound to cooperate on a wide range of international issues, Medvedev said at a media congress in Moscow. We will work with any U.S. administration; there is no alternative to that. Our nations carry enormous responsibility for global order and
maintaining peace and stability.