Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen (left) and U.S. Ambassador to the Russian Federation James F. Collins (right) meet with Russian President Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin and his Defense Minister Marshal Igor Dmitriyevich Sergeyev at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, on June 13, 2000, to discuss U.S. plans for developing an effective defense against a limited ballistic missile attack. Cohen is in Moscow during a seven-day European trip to meet with government officials and defense leaders.