The headline of Peter Baker’s piece in Thursday’s New York Times pretty much says it all: “Despite Arrests, Working to Rebuild Russia Ties.”

Fresh off what the White House hailed a successful visit by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev to Washington, the Obama administration was confronted by the unfortunate fact that Moscow has apparently not received the message that the “reset” meant relegating the Cold War to the ash heap of history.  The arrest of a network of undercover Russian spies this week should serve as a reminder of the type of regime in Moscow we are dealing with.