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US: Putin's comments on missile defense plan "not helpful"
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2007-06-05 04:12
A senior U.S. official said Monday that the latest comments by Russian
President Vladimir Putin on a U.S. plan to deploy missile defense shield
in Eastern Europe was "not helpful."
"There has been some escalation in the rhetoric. We think that is not
helpful," said U.S. National Security Adviser Stephen Hadley while
accompanying U.S. President George W. Bush on his trip to Europe.
"We would like to have a constructive dialogue with Russia on this issue.
We have had it in the past," Hadley said.
Putin warned on Monday that Russia would take retaliatory measures
against the deployment of a U.S. missile defense system in Eastern Europe.
"In case of the deployment of anti-missile defense systems in Europe we
warn that there will be retaliatory steps. We have to ensure our
security. And this process was not initiated by us," Putin said in an
interview.
The United States plans to deploy missile interceptors in Poland and
radar units in the Czech Republic as part of a project to extend the
missile defense system in Europe. Russia has voiced strong opposition
over the deployment.
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