U.S. radar in CzechRep useful even without Polish missiles - Rice

ceskenoviny.cz     08-Jul-2008            

Prague- The planned U.S. radar base on Czech soil will be useful even by itself, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said after she signed a treaty on the radar with her Czech counterpart Karel Schwarzenberg today. The United States plans to build the other European element of the anti-missile shield in Poland, but negotiations with Warsaw have not been completed as yet. Rice said the U.S. Navy can also protect the Czech Republic and the whole territory with the AEGIS system thanks to the radar base. She conceded that a long way is yet to be covered, when she was replying a journalist saying the anti-missile defence system is still in the stage of development. On her journey to Prague, Rice told the Reuters news agency that she does not know the date of the Polish negotiations completion. Poland conditions its agreement... [read full story]                    

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Russia, U.S. presidents to discuss security, missile shield plans

rian.ru     06-Jul-2008          

MOSCOW, July 6 (RIA Novosti) - The Russian and U.S. presidents will discuss security, U.S. missile shield plans for Europe, trade and energy issues at their meeting in Japan, an aide to the Russian president said on Sunday....                    

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Russia, U.S. in deadlock over missile shield as G8 starts in Japan

rian.ru     07-Jul-2008          

TOKYO, July 7 (RIA Novosti) - The presidents of Russia and the U.S. discussed the countries' long-running dispute over Washington's plans to deploy a missile shield in Central Europe on the first day of the G8 summit in Japan....                    

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U.S. top diplomat to sign missile deal in Prague

rian.ru     07-Jul-2008          

WASHINGTON, July 7 (RIA Novosti) - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice starts a European tour on Monday with a visit to the Czech Republic to sign a missile shield agreement, and will later travel to Bulgaria and Georgia....                    

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Polish top diplomat to discuss missile shield with McCain, Obama

rian.ru     07-Jul-2008          

WARSAW, July 7 (RIA Novosti) - Poland's foreign minister has flown to the United States for talks on the deployment of U.S. interceptor missiles on Polish soil with presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain....                    

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Rice seeks to tighten links with Prague

reuters.co.uk     07-Jul-2008          

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice leaves on Monday for the Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Georgia and perhaps Poland on a trip that illustrates their deepening U.S. ties despite Russia's objections.                    

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Russia calls U.S. missile shield proposals 'vague, unacceptable'

rian.ru     08-Jul-2008          

MOSCOW, July 8 (RIA Novosti) - A top Russian general said on Tuesday that U.S. proposals intended to soothe Russian concerns over a proposed U.S. missile shield in Central Europe are vague and contain too many unacceptable...                    

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U.S. and Czechs sign missile defence deal

tiscali.co.uk     08-Jul-2008          

By Arshad Mohammed and Jan Lopatka PRAGUE (Reuters) - The United States and the Czech Republic signed a treaty on Tuesday allowing Washington to build part of a missile defence shield in the central European state despite...                    

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U.S. and Czechs sign missile defence deal

reuters.com     08-Jul-2008          

PRAGUE (Reuters) - The United States and the Czech Republic signed a treaty on Tuesday allowing Washington to build part of a missile defence shield in the central European state despite opposition from its former Cold War...                    

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US and Czechs sign missile defence deal

ft.com     08-Jul-2008          

PRAGUE JULY 8 The United States and the Czech Republic signed a treaty on Tuesday allowing Washington to build part of a missile defence shield in the central European state despite opposition from its former Cold War master...                    

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Russia warns against US-Czech missile shield

ft.com     08-Jul-2008          

By Neil Buckley in Moscow and Jan Cienski in Warsaw Russia warned on Tuesday night that it would be forced to make a military response if elements of the planned US missile defence system began to be deployed in the Czech...                    

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