FINANCIAL TIMES: Russia could site cruise missiles in Kaliningrad, the Russian enclave between Poland and Lithuania, if the US goes ahead with plans for a missile defence shield in central Europe, Russia’s first deputy prime minister warned on Wednesday.
The televised comments by Sergei Ivanov – a possible successor to President Vladimir Putin – came two days after Mr Putin proposed using a new radar station being built in southern Russia in place of a planned US radar in the Czech Republic. The proposal was made during informal talks with US president George W. Bush in Kennebunkport, Maine. Russians threaten to counter US shield (more) By Neil Buckley and Demetri Sevastopulo
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Russian missile threat to Europe raises Cold War fear over US shield By Tony Halpin and Tom Baldwin
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