Kremlin Want To Know More About US GPS Stations In Russia

Dmitry Rogozin. © RIA Novosti. Sergei Mamontov

Russian Officials Puzzled About US GPS Stations in Russia -- RIA Novosti

MOSCOW, November 28 (RIA Novosti) – The Russian government does not have information about ground infrastructure for the United States’ GPS navigation system in Russia, a deputy prime minister said.

Dmitry Rogozin said Russian federal officials only “threw up their hands” when asked about “GPS signal calibration stations” in the country.

Rogozin ordered a report Monday into the origins and ownership of GPS ground-based equipment, to be presented by February.

His words were a reaction to the US’s reluctance to allow monitor stations for Glonass, Russia’s GPS rival, to be placed on American soil. Russia has asked the US for permission to place eight Glonass stations there. The request has elicited alarm among the CIA and some lawmakers, and the US has delayed making a decision on the issue.

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Update: Russian scientists worried over anti-GPS proposals -- Voice of Russia

My Comment: This comes on the heels on US objections of having Russian GPS calibration systems on American soil.