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NATO Chief: Let's Combine US, Russian Missile Defenses

John Johnson — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 06:38:56 CDT

One day after the US decided to scrap a missile-defense system that Russia opposed, NATO wants to make relations with Moscow even cozier. Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen proposed combining Russia's anti-missile defenses with those of NATO and the US, Reuters reports. He pitched it as a shared interest: "If North...

Polish Pianist Launches Rant Against US at LA Concert

Rob Quinn — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 04:22:29 CDT

Famed Polish concert pianist Krystian Zimerman vowed to never again return to the US after his concert in Los Angeles last night, the Guardian reports. Dozens of audience members walked out as Zimerman, hailed as one of the greatest living pianists, delivered an anti-American tirade, accusing the US of wanting...

Obama Offers Russians Deal on Missile Shield

Rob Quinn — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 01:39:01 CST

President Obama has offered to cancel a new missile defense system in Eastern Europe if Russia will help stop Iran from developing long-range weapons, administration officials tell the New York Times . The agreement, outlined in a secret letter delivered to Moscow last month, would remove a major source of Russian-American...

US and Russia Lock Horns over Kosovo, Missile Shield

Dustin Lushing — Thu, 31 May 2007 04:24:52 CDT

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US counterpart Condi Rice butted heads during a sit-down with G-8 foreign ministers yesterday, over US plans to grant Kosovo independence and build a missile defense shield in the region. The entire group endorsed freeing Kosovo from Serbian control, the Washington Post reports, except...

Russia Tests New Missile System

Dustin Lushing — Wed, 30 May 2007 04:00:00 CDT

Russia tested a new line of missiles yesterday that the Kremlin claims can penetrate any defense system. Putin took the opportunity to reiterate his warning that the US plan to to deploy an anti-missile shield in Poland and the Czech Republic will turn the region into a "powder keg," the...

Putin Lashes Out at Foreign Meddlers

Sam Gale Rosen — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 08:50:46 CDT

Vladimir Putin threatened to stonewall a key defense treaty if the U.S. doesn't back down on anti-missile bases in Eastern Europe, and lashed out against "foreign meddlers" in Russian politics. In his annual speech to parliament, Putin also repeated his pledge to stand down when his term ends next...

Gates Rebuffed By Moscow on Defense Plan

Caroline Miller — Mon, 23 Apr 2007 11:00:21 CDT

Robert Gates was in Moscow today trying to soften Russian resistance to American anti-missile bases in Poland and the Czech Republic, but so far the Russians aren't buying. The Defense Secretary is pushing proposals that would invite the Russians to share data, cooperate on research, and participate in joint testing...