Russia warns U.S. stepping up shield plans…
MOSCOW, April 21 (Reuters) – Russia on Tuesday accused the United States of stepping up plans to install an anti-missile system in Europe, according to Interfax news agency.
The comments from Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov mark a sharper tone from Moscow after a series of conciliatory comments on U.S. plans to deploy elements of the system in Central Europe.
Moscow said it had hoped the administration of U.S. President Barack Obama would revise plans initiated under former President George W. Bush to construct the system and welcomed calls initiated by the U.S. side to “reset” relations.
“The U.S. has not revised its plans. I do not think that this could happen. On the contrary, we can see that work in missile defence has intensified, including in the NATO format,” Ryabkov was quoted by Interfax as saying.
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