U.S., NATO call Putin missile remarks unhelpful
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The United States and NATO on Monday criticized President Vladimir Putin's latest attack on a planned U.S. missile shield, but Western reaction was generally muted ahead of a Group of Eight encounter with Putin this week.
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Â· Europe tour may anger Kremlin before G8 summitÂ· Moscow comments are unhelpful, says Nato
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Russia and NATO states on Wednesday  struggled to find common ground to resolve a row over a  European arms pact, snagged over Moscow&#39;s refusal to close  bases in the former Soviet republics of Georgia and Moldova.
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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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NATO's chief and a top Russian lawmaker on Monday clashed over a U.S. plan for a missile defense system in Eastern Europe.
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President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday the United States was seeking ways to resolve differences over a planned missile shield, but warned Russia could re-deploy weapons if Moscow's concerns were not heeded.
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MAFRA, Portugal  - Russia's President Vladimir Putin drew a parallel on Friday between U.S. plans for a missile shield in Europe and the Cuban missile crisis in 1962, widely regarded as the closest the world came to nuclear war.
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US secretary of state says threat to point nuclear missiles at neighbour if it joins Nato 'reprehensible'
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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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NATO appeared to make little progress Thursday in narrowing differences with Russia over U.S. plans to install missile defenses in eastern Europe despite an American offer to delay activating the bases until it has proof of a threat from Iran.
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MAFRA, Portugal - President Vladimir V. Putin yesterday evoked one of the most dangerous confrontations of the Cold War to highlight Russian opposition to a proposed US missile defense system in Europe, comparing it to the Cuban missile crisis of 45 years ago.
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NATO reacted cautiously on Friday to a  Russian offer for the United States to use a Russian-controlled  radar in Azerbaijan for a missile defense shield, questioning  whether its location was ideal.
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The White House reacted cautiously Wednesday to Russian President Vladimir Putin's statement that his country is developing a nuclear missile "of the kind that other nuclear powers do not and will not have."
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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.
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Russian President Vladimir  Putin drew a parallel on Friday between U.S. plans for a  missile shield in Europe and the Cuban missile crisis in 1962,  widely regarded as the closest the world came to nuclear war.
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President Bush on Tuesday accused Russia of backsliding on democratic reforms but promised President Vladmir Putin he has nothing to fear from a U.S. missile defense shield in Europe. "The Cold War is over," Bush insisted.
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The Pentagon chief responds to tough talk on U.S. foreign policy from Russian President Vladimir Putin