U.S., Poland Closer to Deal on Missile Defense
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The United States and Poland broke a logjam yesterday in negotiations over U.S. plans to build a missile defense shield in Eastern Europe, with the Bush administration committing "in principle" to help Poland modernize its armed forces.
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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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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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A U.S. missile-defense system will  be built in Poland despite Russia&#39;s anger over the plans,  Polish President Lech Kaczynski said on Monday after a meeting  with U.S. President George W. Bush.
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WARSAW -- Poland's new government is threatening to put the brakes on the Pentagon's drive to build a missile defense shield in Eastern Europe, insisting that the project cannot go forward unless the country receives a big increase in U.S. military aid and other commitments.
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MOSCOW, Feb. 20 -- An increasingly angry dispute over U.S. plans to deploy a missile defense system in Central Europe is adding strain to already fragile U.S.-Russian relations.
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U.S. and European negotiators moved  closer to a deal on a resolution on Iran's nuclear program that  could trigger a November showdown, Western diplomats close to  the talks said on Wednesday.
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The United States and Japan agreed Friday to strengthen cooperation on missile defense amid concerns of a possible long-range rocket launch by North Korea.
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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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BUDAPEST, Jun 3 (IPS) - U.S. President George W. Bush is visiting the   Czech Republic and Poland this week as part of Washington's  ongoing  diplomatic effort to convince the region's leaders  of the need for a  missile defence system in Eastern Europe --  revealing a potential new  division amongst European countries.
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North Korea and the United States appeared closer to a deal today that could, within weeks, start the process of shutting down the Northâs nuclear weapons program.
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President Bush and the Czech Republic's leaders on Tuesday defended plans to base part of a U.S. missile shield here despite fierce opposition from Russia.
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SLUPSK, Poland  - The future location of the U.S. anti-missile shield in Poland is still an official secret but in the northern city of Slupsk the locals already know they may live next to it.
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Poland expects to clinch a deal with the  United States in February to host U.S. missiles as part of a  defensive shield in Europe, Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski  said on Tuesday.
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The United States is moving forward with missile shield talks with Poland and the Czech Republic, as it explores the idea of a joint radar base with Russia, NATO and US officials said Thursday.
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BUDAPEST, Jun 9 (IPS) - U.S. President George W. Bush this week discussed a  U.S. missile base in Eastern Europe with Polish and Czech  officials, but the results were merely words, and the two  European countries showed some naivety as international players.
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Poland is in no rush to decide on  hosting a U.S. anti-missile base before American elections as a  change of guard at the White House could scuttle the project,  Poland's foreign minister said on Saturday.