Russia may not stop U.S. missiles shield plans: Poland
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Polish officials preparing to greet President George W. Bush on Friday said they doubted a surprise Russian counter-proposal would dissuade Washington from plans to site parts of a missile shield in Eastern Europe.
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A senior Russian official warned Wednesday that Moscow could put new missiles in western Russia if Washington pursues plans to build a missile defense system in the Czech Republic and Poland.
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A senior Russian envoy said Tuesday he is hopeful Poland's new government will listen to Moscow's objections to a proposed U.S. missile defense base, and said Warsaw was set to discuss the issue with Russia early next year.
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President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia threatened to point Russian missiles at Europe if the U.S. builds its missile defense system in Poland and the Czech Republic.
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Russia wants more concrete reasons from  Washington as to why it plans to build an anti-missile system  in Poland and the Czech Republic, Foreign Minister Sergei  Lavrov said on Tuesday.
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The possibility of Poland serving as hub for a U.S. missile defense project is on the agenda for talks between Polish Prime Minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski and President Bush.
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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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A U.S. missile-defense system will be built in Poland despite Russia'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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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 US missile-defense system will be built in Poland despite Russia's anger over the plans, President Lech Kaczynski of Poland said yesterday at a meeting with President Bush. Kaczynski expressed confidence over the planned system, although Poland has held off a formal agreement to host it and pressed for concessions on issues including related military contracts. "The matter of the ...
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The United States said on Thursday it was "unfortunate" that a Russian official suggested Russia might move its missiles closer to western Europe if its proposals on a planned missile shield in Europe are ignored.
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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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The United States said Monday it remains confident it will be able to strike a deal to install a missile shield in NATO and EU member Poland, despite misgivings from Warsaw.
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Russia's foreign minister urged the United States on Saturday to freeze plans for missile defense installations in eastern Europe during negotiations and warned that the proposal &#151; intended to serve as a buffer against Iran &#151; could backfire.
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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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By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press Writer MOSCOW -- Poland and the Czech Republic risk being targeted by Russian missiles if they agree to host a proposed U.S. missile defense system, a top Russian general ...Comment
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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.