U.S. shield makes Europe "powder keg": Putin
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Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday warned that the deployment of a U.S. missile shield in Europe would turn the continent into "a powder keg".
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Russia's test firing of an intercontinental ballistic missile on Tuesday was in response to U.S. steps that have sparked an arms race and undermined world security, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin, with words reminiscent of the Cold War, warned Sunday that his military would respond to a planned American missile defense system near its borders by aiming its missiles at U.S. military bases in Europe.
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President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that tests of new Russian missiles were a response to the planned deployment of U.S. missile defense installations and other forces in Europe, suggesting Washington has triggered a new arms race.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin Thursday accused the United States of trying to &quot;isolate&quot; Russia from its neighbours among the former Soviet republics.
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Russian leader Vladimir Putin says US plans for a missile shield are as risky as the 1960s Cuban missile crisis.
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MOSCOW -- Russia tested new missiles Tuesday that a Kremlin official asserted could penetrate any defense system, and President Vladimir Putin warned that U.S. plans for an antimissile shield in Europe would turn the region into a "powder keg."
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President Vladimir Putin said in a veiled warning to Poland and other East European nations on Wednesday they risked creating fresh divisions in Europe by treating Russia as an enemy instead of a strategic ...Comment
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Russian President Vladimir  Putin moved on Saturday to allay Western fears over Russia's  intentions toward European aerospace group EADS and offered the  prospect of more gas for Europe, saying Russia was a reliable  energy partner.
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MOSCOW, Jun 7 (IPS) - Russian President Vladimir Putin is prepared to  reaffirm his disagreement with Washington's view of Russian  democracy, reiterate objections to the proposed U.S. missile  shield in Eastern Europe and give more meaningful explanations on  the rules of the international community at the Group of Eight  (G8) summit under way in Germany this week, analysts say.
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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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President Vladimir Putin&#39;s  warning that Russia would aim missiles at Europe if the United  States pursued its plan for a missile defense shield near  Russia&#39;s borders is &quot;not helpful,&quot; a senior U.S. official said  on Monday.
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Russia curtly told the United States to  stay out of its business 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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Germany's foreign minister on Monday called for a calm debate within the European Union, the NATO alliance and with Russia on U.S. plans to develop an anti-missile shield in Europe.
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President Vladimir Putin signed into law a series of tough new restrictions on beer ads, a measure that lawmakers said should help reduce youth drinking and hooliganism.
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President Vladimir Putin&#39;s warning  that Russia would aim missiles at Europe if Washington pursued  its plan to build a missile defence shield near Russian borders  is &quot;unhelpful and unwelcome,&quot; NATO said on Monday.
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Russian President Putin  says a missile test was in answer to US plans to create a defence shield in Central Europe.