Russia warns of retaliation after Prague signs US 'star wars' pact
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Dmitry Medvedev today warned Russia may take retaliatory steps after being "extremely upset" by a US defence pact with the Czech Republic.
The Russian president reacted angrily yesterday after the Bush administration capped a five-year campaign to extend its controversial "star wars" missile shield project from the US to Europe by signing a deal to build a radar station south of Prague.
The first formal agreement between the US and central Europe on the defence scheme instantly prompted threats from Moscow that it would retaliate militarily if the agreement is ratified.
Speaking at a news conference at the G8 summit in Japan, Medvedev said Russia was still open to talks with the US.
"We will not be hysterical about this but we will think of retaliatory steps ... We are not closed to further negotiations and we will continue these.
"It is completely obvious that, after the signing of the agreement a new stage in implementing the idea of the missile shield has started. We are extremely upset by this situation".
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Full story at link by Ian Traynor, Europe editor, and Angela Balakrishnan// guardian.co.uk
Photo: AP
The Russian president reacted angrily yesterday after the Bush administration capped a five-year campaign to extend its controversial "star wars" missile shield project from the US to Europe by signing a deal to build a radar station south of Prague.
The first formal agreement between the US and central Europe on the defence scheme instantly prompted threats from Moscow that it would retaliate militarily if the agreement is ratified.
Speaking at a news conference at the G8 summit in Japan, Medvedev said Russia was still open to talks with the US.
"We will not be hysterical about this but we will think of retaliatory steps ... We are not closed to further negotiations and we will continue these.
"It is completely obvious that, after the signing of the agreement a new stage in implementing the idea of the missile shield has started. We are extremely upset by this situation".
(End of excerpt)
Full story at link by Ian Traynor, Europe editor, and Angela Balakrishnan// guardian.co.uk
Photo: AP
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How did we piss off the Ruskies again, DAMN?! I thought we had them all wrapped-up. Cold war, not so cold. The Russian are debt-free with a huge reserve of fossil fuels. We should probably chill.
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- bansheewail
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...oh lordy.
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- bicyclebasket
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