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When America declared its independence from Great Britain diplomacy between the two countries and Russia helped the US win the war because Russia decided not to supply the British.
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The Untied States sent Francis Dana in 1780 to establish relations with the Russian Empire and promote the United States as an established and legitimate country in the world. Dana however never got serious recognition from the Russians
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Levett Harris was appointed by president Thomas Jefferson to represent the United States and establish trade relations with Russia.
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Tsar Alexander agreed to send a Russian minister to the US if the US reciprocated.
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When the U.S and Great Britain could not agree on certain terms in the Treaty of Ghent to end the war of 1812, the U.S suggested that Russia act as mediator
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Tsar Nicholas hired an American engineer named George Washington Whistler to oversee the development of Russia's railroad infrastructure.
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During the American Civil War, Russia supported the Union's reunification and France's idea of acting as a mediator for the peace.
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The U.S bought Alaska from the Russians fro 7.2 million. The purchase pleased both parties by supplying American efforts in the Pacific and saving Russia resources by no longer having to supply it.
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Former U.S president Ulysses S. Grant becomes the first former president to visit Russia.
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During WW1, while the U.S remained neutral they still supplied the allies, including Russia with supplies
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To avoid diplomatic and economic complications, U.S. president Franklin D. Roosevelt met with a Soviet representative to establish relations
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The leaders of the U.S, Britain, and the USSR met in Tehran to discuss the state of the world after world war two
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President Truman announced to the U.S as a nation that the USSR had detonated its first atomic bomb, bringing a sense of fear across the nation.
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To ensure the security of the country president Eisenhower approves the flights of a U-2 plane over Soviet territory, the plane is shot down by the Soviets.
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The island nation of Cuba was stockpiling missiles for the Soviet Union so the U.S put up a blockade around the island. To avoid catastrophe the two countries agreed on a compromise that removed U.S missiles from Turkey and Soviet missiles from Cuba.
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In case of crisis the U.S. and USSR created an instant means of communication between the two powers.
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The U.S and USSR conducted a linking of each of their space craft
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Fearing that security measures in the U.S where not good enough the USSR did not send its athletes to the Olympics in Los Angles, California.
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And electronic device that was intercepting messages was discovered at U.S embassy in Russia
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U.S President H.W Bush extended economic assistance to the USSR when the country was going through food shortages.
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With the resignation of Soviet president Gorbachev and the separation of Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus the Soviet Union collapsed.
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U.S and Russian presidents meet at the g-8 summit in Japan to discuss global Political issues
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Russian President Putin is the first foreign leader to contact president Bush after the terrorist attacks
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Russian president Putin opposes to U.S invasion of Iraq
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Following the fighting in Georgia U.S president Barrack Obama calls for a reset of relations between the U.S and Russia to discuss nuclear programs in other countries
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The U.S government announced that it has apprehended ten Russian spies in the U.S
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U.S president Barrack Obama is advised not to meddle in the Syrian Civil War. President Obama instead give Russian president Putin a plan to remove all chemical weapons from Syria
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The leaders of Russia and the U.S discuss a ceasefire and eventual peace in Syria
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U.S intelligence agencies have discovered proof that Russia had meddled in the 20116 presidential election in favor of Donald Trump
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U.S President Trump has his first meeting with Russian President Putin to discuss the 2016 presidential election and official cease fire in Syria.
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A bill is sighed by U.S President Donald Trump and is passed by Congress that puts sanctions on Russia. Around the same time many U.S employees are let go in Russia and Russia's diplomatic headquarters in San Francisco is shut down.
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U.S President Donald Trump warns that China and Russia challenge America with matters of their global effect
