Poland Rejects U.S. Missile Defense Offer

Prime Minister Says Country's Security Would Not Be Increased, But Promises To Continue Talks Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk speaks during a news conference in Warsaw, Friday, July 4, 2008. Tusk rejected the latest U.S. offer on placing an American missile defense base in Poland as unsatisfactory. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski) (AP) Poland's prime minister said Friday that the latest U.S. offer to persuade his country to accept a missile defense facility is unsatisfactory, but stressed that he expects negotiations to continue. Donald Tusk said that any deal must increase Poland's security. He said his government believes that the latest offer, made earlier this week, does not fulfill that requirement. However, Tusk made clear that Warsaw's decision was not a final rejection of the U.S. plan to place 10 missile defense... [read full story]                    

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