The US-Russia ‘reset‘ renewed by Vice President Joe Biden’s presence in Moscow has done nothing to help the Russian opposition, says today’s Moscow Times editorial.  Biden met rights group representatives earlier today, but the timing of the meeting, immediately preceding talks with Vladimir Putin, ‘underscored Biden’s desire to demonstrate that Russian rights issues remained a concern in Washington‘, says AFP.  Breaking news suggests that Putin wants visa-free travel between the two countries.  The Vice President praised Medvedev’s ‘personal leadership‘ in a demonstration of support for progress ‘in the last two years‘, implying a contrast with relations under Putin.  Ashot Egiazaryan, to be arrested on charges of embezzelment, says he is considering asking for asylum in the US, but, says the Washington Post: ‘the Obama administration may find it awkward to let him stay. The US needs Moscow’s help in everything from enforcing sanctions against Iran to shipping supplies to US troops in Afghanistan.‘