Poland firm on US missile defence
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The Polish president says a new US missile defence system will be based in Poland, despite Russian objections.
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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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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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Investor's Business Daily - During a meeting with Polish President Lech Kaczynski, President Bush called the shield a &quot;symbol of our desire to work for peace and security.&quot; The U.S. wants to place 10 interceptor missiles in Poland and a radar station in the Czech Republic. But Russian President Vladimir Putin has called the plan a threat and said he&#39;ll oppose missiles in Poland.
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Poland and the Czech Republic risk being targeted by Russian missiles if they agree to host a proposed U.
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Poland's prime minister said Tuesday that negotiations on the country's possible hosting of a U.S. missile defense site could open in a "short time, counted in weeks."
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Lockheed Martin Corp. defended itself Friday against criticism it was moving too slowly in investing $6 billion in Poland - a commitment that helped win the US company an order for 48 F-16 fighter jets over its European competitors.
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The United States may start building a missile shield in Poland in February 2008, Polish Deputy Foreign Minister Witold Waszczykowski said in an interview published in a Russian newspaper on Monday.
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A Russian general has threatened a tough response if the United States goes ahead with a plan to site a missile defence system in Poland and the Czech Republic.
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PRAGUE -- President Bush presented a determined argument yesterday for support of a US missile-defense system to be deployed here and in Poland, and he said Russia had nothing to fear from the weaponry.
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The prime minister voiced support Thursday for a U.S. missile defense base on Polish soil &#151; as long as Warsaw can negotiate a good agreement with Washington.
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Poland will listen to Russia's arguments  but will make its own decision on whether to install a U.S.  anti-missile base on its territory, Polish media reported on  Sunday.
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Czech and Polish leaders back a US plan to install missile defence facilities on their territory.
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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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WARSAW, Poland Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek said Monday after meeting with his Polish counterpart that both countries were prepared to agree in principle to host a proposed U.S. missile defense system.Comment
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U.S. and Polish officials on Tuesday expressed optimism that 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.