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Putin warns Europe over U.S. anti-missile plans
Summary from United States, from articles in English
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has raised tensions over controversial US plans to install a missile defence shield in Poland and the Czech Republic by threatening to target Russian missiles at Europe. (article 4)
Speaking to reporters ahead of this week's G-8 meetings, Putin said Russia would have to respond to the threat of US missiles in Europe. (article 4)
While senior Russian generals have previously made the same threat, this was the first time that Putin endorsed such a move publicly. (article 4)
Russia has not been swayed by a series of meetings with senior US officials, including Robert Gates over the missile defence system. (article 4)
Putin 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. (article 3)
Putin assailed the White House plan to place a radar system in the nearby Czech Republic and interceptor missiles in neighboring Poland two Eastern European countries that were in the Soviet orbit during the Cold War era. (article 3)
He said if the U.S. went ahead, Russia would have to take steps to restore the strategic balance in the world. (article 3)
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Putin, Russia, missile, Europe, kramer |
Source articles
- Administration Rebukes Putin on His Policies (nytimes.com, 06/01/2007, 1119 words)
- FOXNEWS.COM HOME > WORLD (FOX News, 06/03/2007, 15 words)
- Russia Warns U.S. on Missile Defense (baltimoresun.com, 06/03/2007, 595 words)
- Putin threatens to target missiles at Europe (ft.com, 06/03/2007, 549 words)
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