Russian President Dmitri MedvedevFrom AP:
MOSCOW (AP) — President Dmitry Medvedev said Friday that Russia will still deploy missiles near Poland if the United States pushes ahead with a missile shield in Eastern Europe.
Medvedev reaffirmed the threat four days after he welcomed Obama to Moscow for a summit aimed at improving troubled ties.
Medvedev and Obama reached a preliminary agreement on new reductions in the Russian and American nuclear arsenals. Russian officials have suggested Moscow may not sign a treaty on the cuts unless the U.S. abandons the previous administration's plans for missile defense facilities in Poland and the Czech Republic.
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My Comment:The Russians do not trust the Americans .... they are making their sentiments abundantly clear. President Obama was hoping to establish a personal relationship with the Russian President, but when I read the Russian Press and what their pundits are saying .... it is clear that he has failed.
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