Russian teams on ground ahead of US-Russian summit

Advance teams of Russian specialists have arrived in the Czech capital ahead of next week’s summit between US President Barack Obama and his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev. The two leaders are to meet in Prague on April 8, to sign an historic nuclear arms reduction agreement roughly a year after the US president outlined his vision for a world without nuclear weapons in a keynote speech at Prague Castle. American experts arrived several days ago, also in anticipation of the meeting. Besides signing Start II, Mr Obama will also reportedly meet with up to 11 European heads of state or government during his Prague stay.