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U.S. Should Have Informed Russia about Stationing Missile Defense Sites in Europe
The United States should have discussed with Russia stationing its anti-missile defense systems in Czechia and Poland, said German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, the media worldwide reported.
”Because the sites for the stationing are quite near Russia, one should have talked about it with Russia beforehand,” Steinmeier said as quoted by The Washington Post.
On January 31, 2007, the United States urged Poland and Czechia to host elements of the U.S. missile defense system. This offer outraged Russia and divided Poland. But Polish Prime Minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski obviously favors the shield and President Lech Kaczynski equally backs up the idea.
Poland is expected to come up with an official answer within two weeks. The delay has been caused by an abrupt retirement of Defense Minister Radoslav Sikorski. New Minister Aleksander Szczyglo will personally reply to Washington.
www.kommersant.com
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