NATO says Russia should not fear U.S. missile shield
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Russia has nothing to fear from a planned U.S. anti-missile system in central Europe, NATO Supreme Allied Commander John Craddock said on Friday.
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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 backfire.
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HEILIGENDAMM, Germany  - Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday the United States and Russia would have no difficulties if they work together openly on the divisive issue of missile defence.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin warned that U.S. plans to build a missile defense system in Eastern Europe would force Moscow to target its weapons against Europe.
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The United States has proposed keeping parts of its missile defense shield on "stand-by" short of full readiness in a bid to soothe Russian concerns, U.S. officials and NATO envoys said on Tuesday.
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Russia could aim nuclear missiles at Ukraine if the former Soviet republic joins NATO and accepts the deployment of anti-missile defenses on its territory, President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday.
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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 backfire.
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A senior U.S. official said on Wednesday Washington's offer to delay activation of its missile defense shield in Europe in exchange for cooperation from Russia did not imply Moscow had a veto.
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Russia hinted on Wednesday it may  station missiles in its most westerly region bordering EU  members Poland and Lithuania, if the United States does not  cooperate over plans for a European missile shield.
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US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice Monday warned Russian President Vladimir Putin that Washington and its allies cannot be divided on their mutual defense, amid a row over a proposed US missile defence shield in eastern Europe.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday compared the U.S. proposal to build a missile defense shield in Eastern Europe to the Cuban missile crisis
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US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice Monday warned Russian President Vladimir Putin that Washington and its allies cannot be divided on their mutual defense as a bitter row escalated over a proposed US missile defence shield in eastern Europe.
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Russian Defense Minister Sergei  Ivanov on Friday rejected U.S. arguments for deploying an  anti-missile defense system in eastern Europe and insisted  Russia would not be drawn into a Cold War-style arms race.
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Russia will once again aim its missiles at  targets in Europe if U.S. plans to build a missile defense  shield near Russia&#39;s borders go ahead, President Vladimir Putin  was quoted as saying on Sunday.
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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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Russia&#39;s offer of a military base in Azerbaijan is no &quot;substitute&quot; for US plans to install a missile shield in Poland and the Czech Republic, a top State Department official said Monday.
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President Vladimir Putin warned the United States on Thursday that Russia could take retaliatory measures if Washington failed to take heed of its concerns over a missile defense shield in Europe.