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28.11.2008, 06:03
U.S. president-elect Barack Obama faces many challenges when he takes office in January. Among them is the planned missile defence system in East Europe, opposed by Russia. Poland and the Czech Republic have signed deals to host elements of the system, b
28.11.2008, 12:07
Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says there’s very little hope that Moscow and Washington will reach a final agreement on U.S. plans for an anti-missile shield in Eastern Europe at talks planned for later this year.
06.12.2008, 00:19
The U.S. has successfully conducted an anti-missile defence system test in the Pacific. A long-range interceptor launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California shot down a missile with a dummy warhead fired from Kodiak, Alaska.
16.12.2008, 15:02
The U.S. is planning to set up military bases in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, according to Russia's head of the General Staff. He said Washington already has forces in Bulgaria and Romania that can become operational within hours, raising concern in Moscow.
Published: 15 December, 2008, 11:31
Opposition politicians in Prague are taking legal action to prevent the US from building part of a controversial missile defence system on Czech soil. The Socialist Democrats are asking the Czech constitutional court to rule on the legality of the shield.
