Barack Obama actually said...

"Unless the United States and Russia provide strong leadership in this area, the coming surge in demand for nuclear power will lead more and more nations to seek their own enrichment facilities."

"Russian internal political developments have definitely been going in the wrong direction for some time now."

"I'm skeptical of quid pro quo deals of this kind. Successful diplomacy rarely involves trades of completely unrelated issues."

"An offer to scrap our missile defense plans just because the Russians offer 'help' does not seem like such a good deal."