Showing his broken arm, US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates denied he is a difficult negotiator in the 2-plus-2 talks with Russian counterparts, but the talks held in Moscow were seen as tough with no breakthrough on a planned US missile shield in Central Europe.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (L) meets US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice in Moscow March 18, 2008. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)
