Bush democracy speech in Czech Republic may irk Moscow
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U.S. President George W. Bush plans on Tuesday to hail democratic strides made by former communist nations like the Czech Republic, in a speech that may further inflame tensions with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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WARSAW - The Czech Republic said on Tuesday it would not be intimidated by Russia over plans to site parts of a U.S. missile defense system on its territory and said attempts at "blackmail" by Moscow would ...Comment
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US President George W. Bush on Wednesday delivered a rare public rebuke to President Vladimir Putin, warning that he risked undermining democracy in Russia by centralising power.
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Polish and Czech leaders spoke on Monday  in favor of allowing the United States to use their territory  for parts of an anti-missile defense system that has raised  Russian ire, saying it would also protect Europe.
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"I expect that cooperation to continue"  The Bush administration wants deals by the end of the year for missile defense bases in Eastern Europe, but getting the Czech Republic and Poland to go along with that timetable could be difficult.Poland's opposition party ousted ruling conservatives in parliamentary elections on Sunday, though Defense Secretary Robert Gates suggested Monday he still believes Warsaw will cooperate.The Pentagon wants to install 10 interceptor rockets in Poland which, when linked to a proposed tracking radar in the Czech Republic and to other elements of the existing U.S. missile defense system based in the United States, could defend all of Europe against a long-range missile fired from the Middle East. Read more
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ROME -- President Bush yesterday received an endorsement in Poland for placing missile interceptors there, and President Vladimir Putin of Russia presented a second alternative in two days for where the United States should install the missile-defense system.
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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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US President George W. Bush on Tuesday kicked off a whirlwind European tour in the Czech Republic -- focus of a bitter row with Russia over plans to deploy a US missile defence shield in Central Europe.
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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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Poland and the Czech Republic could  become targets for the Russian military if they agree to host  elements of a U.S. missile defense system, Russian news  agencies quoted a senior Russian lawmaker as saying on Monday.
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President George W. Bush on Tuesday criticized Russia and China on democracy, saying the United States would continue building relationships with those countries but without abandoning its values.
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KIEV, Dec 13 (IPS) - Most western analysts rejoice in what they describe  as the latest struggle for democracy in former Soviet territory,  but among the divided Ukrainian and Russian commentators the mood  is slightly different. Some ask why for the West democracy is  orange, and the blue votes do not count.
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President George W. Bush meets his Polish counterpart Lech Kaczynski on Monday to iron out details of plans for a U.S. missile shield in eastern Europe that could strain relations with an already jittery Moscow.
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Former Eastern European communist states were weighing what the re-election of George W. Bush as US president means to the &quot;New Europe&quot;, with some countries wearying of being allies on the ground in Iraq.
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KENNEBUNKPORT, Maine  - If U.S. President George W. Bush hopes fresh lobster and scenic boat rides will sway Russia's Vladimir Putin, he'll find out on Monday when they try to mend relations now at a post-Cold War low.
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President Bush's European trip was jarred as it began Monday by deteriorating relations with Russia and threatening words from President Vladimir Putin.
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President Bush on Wednesday urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to "uphold the principles of democracy" in a carefully worded message expressing concern about Putin's proposed political reforms.