Russia Fumes About US Missiles in Romania
Foreign Ministry Had to Hear About Move in the Media
Russia’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Andrei Nesterenko issued a statement today warning of serious concerns by the Russian government about America’s plan to place 20 interceptor missiles in Romania.
Nesterenko expressed not only concern about the policy, but the lack of consulation, saying “we are worried that we find out about important decisions regarding the US missile defense in Europe from the media rather than our official counterparts in Washington.”
Russia has had long-standing complaints about US plans to put defensive missiles in Eastern Europe. In addition to Romania, the US will also have place missiles just 35 miles from the Russian border in Poland.
In response, Russian officials have threatened to position Iskander missiles in the exclave of Kaliningrad as a counter. They have also said the prospect of increasing US missile presence along the Russian frontier is holding up the nuclear arms reduction treaty being negotiated with the Obama Administration.
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Eric Siverson
February 27th, 2010 at 6:24 pm
Anyone wonder why Russia has cozed up to Iran ? Why has the United States built Bondsteel air base in Yugoslavia ? why did the United States back color revolutions in both the Ukraine and Georgia ? I thought Reagan promised Gorbachev we would not expand NATO in the abandoned Soviet block ? I knew both Clinton and Bush were war mongers , but i expected a more peacfull posture from Obama .
peacenik12
February 27th, 2010 at 7:44 pm
Russia should demand the dismantling of NATO as was the Warsaw Pact. If not done missiles should be put in Kalinigrad as well as supplying missile defense system to Iran.
Valerianus
February 28th, 2010 at 12:18 am
I only wish the Russians would start poking their fingers in the FedGov's eye by vetoing every UN resolution that Washington and Tel Aviv try to have passed. Then they should start playing hardball again with the natural gas supply, so that the Europeans start to get nervous and push back against the FedGov's policies. If the Europeans are forced to start resisting the FedGov, then maybe they'll get used to the idea and do it more often on other issues. Then the Russians should start making sure that the Taliban receive the very best anti-tank and anti-aircraft missiles, so that the FedGov main line units get a taste of what real combat is.
jack
February 28th, 2010 at 3:55 am
low budget lasers and local area NOMF magnatic pulses,well that and,foreign,alein &incorperated or queer if even ve sa vu,,,etc