Medvedev, at the time of the March exchange, two months away from amiably returning the Russian presidency to Putin, told Obama:
I understand. I will transmit this information to Vladimir and I stand with you. Medvedev stands with Obama? How should we interpret that?
The major media didnt really try. The New York Times described the conversation as a private moment of political candor. Reuters called it an unusually frank exchange.
Few journalists asked for more information, and those who did seemed satisfied with boilerplate responses such as that delivered by White House deputy national security adviser Ben Rhodes: I think as you saw from their remarks, there was a very positive tone. . . . President Obama and President Medvedev agreed that it was best to instruct our technical experts to do the work of better understanding our respective positions, providing space for continued discussions on missile defense cooperation going forward.
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If, a year or so from now, Americans learn what Obama was telling the Kremlin and dont like it, will they ask why no one not the watchdogs in the major media, their representatives in Congress, or even the presidents opponent made a serious effort to warn them?
is this going to be another fake 
