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Russo-United States relations
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- For the relations between the Russian empire and the United States (-1922), see: Relations between the Russian Empire and the United States. For the relations between the Soviet Union and the United States (1922-1991), see: Soviet-United States relations. This page deals with the relations between post-Soviet Russia and the United States.
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The relations between Russia and the United States of America began after the demise of the Soviet Union in 1991. Since this demise, the relations between the two nations have improved.
In 1990, the Soviet Union and United States agreed on a common maritime border which denied the claim of the United States to five islands it claimed in 1881 and also to three small islands acquired in the Alaska purchase. This treaty has not yet been ratified, though it serves as the de facto boundary.
Currently, George W. Bush of the United States, and Vladimir Putin have a very close relationship. George Bush even has a nickname for Putin: "Pootie-Poot" [1] (see also: list of nicknames used by George W. Bush).