The US starts to deal with Russia on the Vice-president level?

Biden Criticizes Russia in Move Called ‘Perplexing’ - NYTimes.com: "“The reality is the Russians are where they are,” Mr. Biden told The Wall Street Journal, according to excerpts posted on the newspaper’s Web site. “They have a shrinking population base, they have a withering economy, they have a banking sector and structure that is not likely to be able to withstand the next 15 years, they’re in a situation where the world is changing before them and they’re clinging to something in the past that is not sustainable.”"

Well, it was clear from Obama's visit in Moscow recently that there was no love. Quite chilly actually. The PEW poll also claims no increase in appreciation from Russia whereas Europe is viewing Obama much more positively.