The Obama administration has bent over backward in its attempt to reset relations with Russia. The result? The White House secured an agreement on START. It got Russia to sign on to U.N. sanctions against Iran. Russia also agreed to permit overflights into Afghanistan.

Unfortunately, these accomplishments are less than they first appear. START is at the mercy of the Senate. Russia is undercutting the U.N. sanctions by allowing  Lukoil to sell petroleum to Iran. The number of overflights Russia has actually permitted into Afghanistan is ridiculously small. And yesterday the Kremlin announced it would send additional S-300 air-defense systems into Abkhazia, the breakaway Georgian territory Russia illegally occupies. Eli Lake has the goods: