Russia softens stance on Kaliningrad missile base

Russia’s FM says Moscow will scrap plans to station missiles on the Polish border if the U.S.scraps its idea to base part of a missile shield in eastern Europe.

Izvor: EuroNews

Wednesday, 12.11.2008.

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Russia’s FM says Moscow will scrap plans to station missiles on the Polish border if the U.S.scraps its idea to base part of a missile shield in eastern Europe. President Dmitry Medvedev announced the counter-measure the day after the U.S. election last week. Russia softens stance on Kaliningrad missile base But, during a press conference ahead of this Friday’s EU-Russia summit, Sergei Lavrov said the Iskander short-range weapons would only be deployed to the enclave of Kaliningrad if the U.S. decided to go ahead with its plans. Moscow has stated repeatedly that the proposal is a direct threat to Russia’s national security, but the U.S. claims it is meant to protect it and its allies from attack by what it terms “rogue states”. U.S. President-elect Barack Obama has made no commitment to proceed with the plans to base ten missile interceptors in northern Poland and a tracking radar in the Czech Republic. The EU has already expressed deep concern over Moscow’s proposal to base the missiles on the Polish border.

Russia softens stance on Kaliningrad missile base

But, during a press conference ahead of this Friday’s EU-Russia summit, Sergei Lavrov said the Iskander short-range weapons would only be deployed to the enclave of Kaliningrad if the U.S. decided to go ahead with its plans.

Moscow has stated repeatedly that the proposal is a direct threat to Russia’s national security, but the U.S. claims it is meant to protect it and its allies from attack by what it terms “rogue states”.

U.S. President-elect Barack Obama has made no commitment to proceed with the plans to base ten missile interceptors in northern Poland and a tracking radar in the Czech Republic.

The EU has already expressed deep concern over Moscow’s proposal to base the missiles on the Polish border.

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