Russia unmoved by U.S. missile shield changes

Russian Deputy FM Sergei Ryabkov says Moscow's position has not changed after the U.S. announcement of changes in the plan to deploy its anti-missile system.

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Monday, 18.03.2013.

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MOSCOW Russian Deputy FM Sergei Ryabkov says Moscow's position has not changed after the U.S. announcement of changes in the plan to deploy its anti-missile system. "I do not see the connection between Russia's opposition to the deployment of a U.S. missile shield in Europe and the statement of U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel," Ryabkov told the Russian daily Kommersant. Russia unmoved by U.S. missile shield changes Hagel announced last weekend that the U.S. now plans to shift a billion dollars from efforts to deploy the shield in Poland and Romania to setting up interceptors in its own federal state of Alaska. According Ryabkov, the "strategic uncertainty" regarding the deployment of the U.S. and NATO missile shield remains unchanged. The Russian official said that Hagel's announcement was not seen as a "concession to Russia" and that there was no reason for Moscow to change its position on the issue. The deployment of interceptors is part of the last phase of the program which Moscow believes is aimed at stopping Russian missiles. Washington argues that the system is intended to counter possible attack "from Iran or North Korea". A view of Moscow (Beta, file) Beta

Russia unmoved by U.S. missile shield changes

Hagel announced last weekend that the U.S. now plans to shift a billion dollars from efforts to deploy the shield in Poland and Romania to setting up interceptors in its own federal state of Alaska.

According Ryabkov, the "strategic uncertainty" regarding the deployment of the U.S. and NATO missile shield remains unchanged.

The Russian official said that Hagel's announcement was not seen as a "concession to Russia" and that there was no reason for Moscow to change its position on the issue.

The deployment of interceptors is part of the last phase of the program which Moscow believes is aimed at stopping Russian missiles.

Washington argues that the system is intended to counter possible attack "from Iran or North Korea".

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