DefenseNews.com - Russia Criticizes U.S. Missile Plans, Talks Up Alternatives - by NICK COLEMAN
Russia Criticizes U.S. Missile Plans, Talks Up Alternatives - by NICK COLEMAN
Russian officials criticized the United States Dec. 5 for what one called an “unconstructive” approach to missile defense, while voicing hopes for cooperation on Moscow’s own missile proposals.
The criticism came after a U.S. intelligence report undercut U.S. allegations about Iran’s atomic goals, which have been a pillar of U.S. arguments for building new missile defense facilities in the Czech Republic and Poland.At a news conference, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov complained that Washington had gone back on an offer to allow full-time Russian monitors to be based at the Czech and Polish sites. Lavrov said Russia was “disappointed at how ideas that appeared to be moving in a reasonable direction turned out on paper.” Interviewed by the Interfax news agency, a defense ministry advisor, Ilshat Baichurin, said that the United States had demonstrated an “unconstructive approach on a matter concerning the security of millions of European residents.”
Labels: EU, Iran, Missile Crises, Russia; US
