Poll: Poles still oppose US missile base
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A majority of Poles continue to oppose hosting a U.S. missile defense base, according to a poll released Friday.
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U.S. and Polish officials said on Tuesday they believe they can strike a deal which would allow U.S. missiles to be installed in Poland as part of a defensive shield for Europe.
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Poland expects to sign an agreement with the United States by October to allow parts of a U.S. anti-missile shield to be built on Polish soil, a Polish official was quoted as saying on Wednesday.
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Central European Social Democrat parties  rejected on Thursday a U.S. plan to build part of its missile  defense shield in Poland and the Czech Republic, saying it  threatened to bring about a new arms race.
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MOSCOW -- In a statement reflecting the growing distrust between Moscow and the West, a top Russian general warned yesterday that Poland and the Czech Republic risk being targeted by Russian missiles if they agree to host US missile defense bases.
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Polish and U.S. officials met Thursday to discuss a U.S. request to place a missile defense base in Poland &#151; a day after Russian President Vladimir Putin warned anew that the system could spark a new arms race.
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"Decisions that have consequences for all of Europe must not be allowed to undermine European unity"  A senior Council of Europe official warned Monday that U.S. plans for a missile defense system based in eastern Europe could undermine the continent's unity.The Czech Republic has agreed to start negotiations on building a radar base southwest of Prague, while Poland is considering a proposal to host interceptor missiles.'The proposals to base part of the U.S. anti-missile shield in Poland and the Czech Republic risk creating new tensions,' said Dutch Senator Rene van der Linden, who chairs the Parliamentary Assembly of the 46-nation Council of Europe. Read more
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Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk is unlikely to sign a deal with the United States on hosting a US anti-missile system when he visits Washington next month, Defence Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said Saturday.
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"This is in both of our interests"  Poland's new prime minister broke from the staunchly pro-American stance of his predecessor, saying in comments published Monday he will not rush a decision on hosting a U.S. missile defense base. via The Oregonian
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"The worst situation would be for Poland to say yes, and then have to pay the political price, and afterwards the shield would not be built because of a change of government in the US"  Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski in an interview published Saturday said his country had still not given its approval for the planned US missile defence system in Poland. via Earth Times
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The United States supports modernizing Poland's air defenses, a key Polish demand for hosting part of a planned missile defense system, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Friday.
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Poland will not accept a U.S. missile defense base on its territory without a "100 percent" guarantee that the installation will serve Polish national security, the new prime minister said in an interview published Friday.
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A U.S. plan to base a missile defense system in eastern Europe triggered friction among NATO allies on Monday as the Czech Republic rejected criticism of talks with Washington over its possible participation.
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Poland and Czech Republic are in favor of hosting a proposed U.S. missile defense system, the Czech premier said Monday after meeting with his Polish counterpart.Comment
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Russian opposition to a U.S. proposal to build a missile defense system in Poland stems from Moscow's hopes to regain influence over its former satellite, the prime minister said Tuesday. The comments by Prime Minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski came a day after a Russian general warned that Poland and the Czech Republic risk being targeted by Russian missiles if they agree to host U.S. missile defense bases.
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Washington needs to provide more security for Poland if it wants Warsaw to host a U.S. missile defense base, the Polish defense minister said in remarks published Saturday.
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Among the people living around this disused Polish air base, there is little enthusiasm for the missile interceptor station likely to be built here as part of a U.S. missile defense system.