Rice to visit Russia, hopes to calm disputes - Yahoo! News

Rice to visit Russia, hopes to calm disputes - Yahoo! News: "Rice to visit Russia, hopes to calm disputes " WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will visit Moscow next week as the United States seeks to calm disputes with Russia on missile defense, Kosovo and other issues, the State Department said on Monday. State Department spokesman Sean McCormack told reporters Rice would travel to Moscow on May 14 and 15, saying her talks with senior Russian leaders would cover topics including "Iran, Kosovo, Israeli-Palestinian concerns and missile defense." Washington has angered Russia and unsettled some European allies with a plan to deploy 10 missile interceptors in Poland and radar in the Czech Republic from 2012 to help shield Europe from possible missile attack by nations such as Iran.