Read more Anatoly Serdyukov stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/1380/anatoly-serdyukov.htmlhttp://img1-cdn.newser.com/images/newser-black250x40.gifhttp://www.newser.com/2012 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 22 May 2012 15:01:36 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/100608/gates-russian-counterpart-look-to-downsize-militaries.htmlKevin Spak<img src='http://img1-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=761608&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110331184219' border='0' />Robert Gates today becomes the first US defense secretary to show his Russian counterpart around in almost six years, devoting an entire day to Anatoly Serdyukov, the New York Times reports. The two men are looking for common ground on a topic that would have been unthinkable during the Cold...Russian Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov, right, shakes hands with US Defense Secretary Robert Gates prior to their meeting in defense ministry headquarters in Moscow, Monday, April 23, 2007.http://www.newser.com/story/100608/gates-russian-counterpart-look-to-downsize-militaries.htmlWed, 15 Sep 2010 09:30:13 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67191/russia-arrests-8-in-ship-hijacking.html<img src='http://img1-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=234722&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110331215512' border='0' />Russia's navy arrested eight men accused of hijacking the Arctic Sea freighter near Sweden and forcing the crew to sail to West Africa, the defense minister said today. The suspected hijackers were detained by the naval vessel that found the Russian-crewed freighter yesterday off Cape Verde, thousands of miles from...In this Dec. 29, 2008 file photo the cargo ship the Arctic Sea is seen in Kotka, Finland.http://www.newser.com/story/67191/russia-arrests-8-in-ship-hijacking.htmlTue, 18 Aug 2009 08:57:54 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/1597/gates-rebuffed-by-moscow-on-defense-plan.htmlCaroline Miller<img src='http://img2-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=2907&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401035402' border='0' />Robert Gates was in Moscow today trying to soften Russian resistance to American anti-missile bases in Poland and the Czech Republic, but so far the Russians aren't buying. The Defense Secretary is pushing proposals that would invite the Russians to share data, cooperate on research, and participate in joint testing...Secretary of Defense Robert Gates talks with reporters during a news conference at the Pentagon in Washington in this March 22, 2007 file photo. he Bush administrationhttp://www.newser.com/story/1597/gates-rebuffed-by-moscow-on-defense-plan.htmlMon, 23 Apr 2007 11:00:21 CDT