Wednesday, August 5, 2015

Russian Foreign Minister: U.S. President Obama Lied About European Missile Defense

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov looks on as he attends a meeting of Uzbekistan's President Islam Karimov and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Ufa, Russia, July 10, 2015. REUTERS/IVAN SEKRETAREV/POOL/FILES

Asian Age/Reuters: Russia’s Lavrov blasts US plans on missile shield

Russia’s foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday that US President Barack Obama appeared not to have told the truth in 2009 comments about the need for a planned missile shield in Europe should a nuclear deal be reached with Iran.

Mr Lavrov was quoted in the transcript of an interview with Channel News Asia on the foreign ministry’s website as saying in English: “President Obama in 2009 publicly said that if the Iranian nuclear issue is resolved, there would be no need for missile defense in Europe. It seems that he was not telling the truth

Update: Russia Concerned Over US Military Buildup, Joint Drills in Asia - Lavrov -- Sputnik

WNU Editor: A lot of things that were promised/understood over the years (by both sides) are no longer valid .... so much for the U.S. - Russian reset.

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