U.S. says Putin missile warning "not helpful"
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President Vladimir Putin's warning that Russia would aim missiles at Europe if the United States pursued its plan for a missile defense shield near Russia's borders is "not helpful," a senior U.S. official said on Monday.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday warned that deploying a U.S. missile shield in Europe would turn the continent into "a powder keg", Itar-Tass news agency reported.
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Russia's threat to aim its missiles at targets in Europe is out of step with the spirit of NATO-Russian partnership, the alliance's chief said on Tuesday after talks with President Vladimir Putin.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday blamed U.S. policy for inciting other countries to seek nuclear weapons to defend themselves from an "almost uncontained use of military force" - a stinging attack ...Comment
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Russia is developing a new nuclear missile system unlike any weapon held by other countries, President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday, a move that could serve as a signal to the United States as Washington pushes forward with a missile defense system.
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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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MOSCOW/ST PETERSBURG  - Russia said on Saturday its offer to the United States of joint use of a radar it controls in Azerbaijan made a planned American missile shield in central Europe unnecessary.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday compared the U.S. proposal to build a missile defense shield in Eastern Europe to the Cuban missile crisis
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Russia on Wednesday curtly rejected U.S. criticism of sweeping political changes proposed by President Vladimir Putin, telling Washington to stay out of its business.
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The United States told Russia on Thursday a Kremlin offer to share a radar site in Azerbaijan could not replace U.S. plans to site a missile shield in eastern Europe.
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President Bush on Wednesday discounted Vladimir Putin's threat to re-target missiles on Europe, saying "Russia is not going to attack Europe."
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The Bush administration says it is not alarmed by Russia&#39;s announcement it is developing a new nuclear missile. Russian President Vladimir Putin says the program is part of efforts to improve Russia&#39;s armed forces.
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Russia has curtly told the United States to stay out of its business after US criticism, echoed by the European Union, of President Vladimir Putin&#39;s plans for radical change that will boost Kremlin power.
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Russia curtly told the United States to  stay out of its business on Wednesday after U.S. criticism,  echoed by the European Union, of President Vladimir Putin's  plans for radical change that will boost Kremlin power.
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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Wednesday called a Russian general's warning that Poland and the Czech Republic risk being targeted if they host U.S. missile defense bases "extremely unfortunate.
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MUNICH, Germany  - Russian President Vladimir Putin sharply criticized the United States on Saturday for what he said was an attempt to force its will on the world.
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President Vladimir Putin criticized  Washington's plans for an anti-missile system in Central Europe  and said on Thursday Russia would come up with a "highly  effective" response.