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Jul 14, 2007 3:26 PM CDT

Putin Suspends Arms Pact

Moscow's move over anti-missle flap further imperils relations with US

(Newser) - Vladimir Putin suspended the Kremlin’s recognition of a key arms control treaty today, citing the threat to Russian security posed by US plans for a missile defense system in Eastern Europe. The 1990 pact limited the number of offensive weapons that could be deployed in Europe, the BBC explains;...

Putin Wants in on Missile Shield

Jul 3, 2007 5:07 AM CDT

Putin Wants in on Missile Shield

Russian premier pushes plan for joint anti-missile defense system in lieu of bases in Poland, Czech Reppublic

(Newser) - Vladimir Putin yesterday pushed his proposal for cooperating with the US on a joint missile defense system, part of which would be built on Russian soil, the Washington Post reports. The offer, first broached in Germany last month, was welcomed by President Bush as he and the Russian premier ...

Missile Defense Founders on Bush Missteps

Jul 2, 2007 11:27 AM CDT

Missile Defense Founders on Bush Missteps

Poles and Czechs underappreciated, Congress stiffens

(Newser) - President Bush is looking for support for his missile shield in all the wrong places, the LA Times reports. While he dallies with president Putin, an increasingly underwhelmed Congress is readying to pull the plug. Meanwhile, Poland and the Czech Republic—the designated missile-defense bases—are increasingly skeptical of American...

Putin Puts in at Kennebunkport

Jul 1, 2007 7:23 PM CDT

Putin Puts in at Kennebunkport

Russian president insists visit is social, though tensions remain high

(Newser) - Russian president Vladimir Putin touched down in New Hampshire this afternoon for what the US and Russia are both calling a social visit to President Bush's summer home in Kennebunkport, Maine. But the BBC reports both sides hope to use the meeting as an opportunity to warm their countries' recently...

Putin Rattles Nuclear Sabre

Jun 4, 2007 5:32 AM CDT

Putin Rattles Nuclear Sabre

Threatens to aim nukes at European cities

(Newser) - Russia is threatening to aim nuclear missiles at major European cities for the first time since the Cold War, the Daily Telegraph reports. Vladimir Putin's provocation, on the eve of the G-8 summit, was the latest in an increasingly strident string of anti-western pronouncements in response to US plans to...

Putin Lashes
Out at Foreign Meddlers

Apr 26, 2007 8:50 AM CDT

Putin Lashes Out at Foreign Meddlers

Repeats opposition to missile shield, pledge to step down next year

(Newser) - Vladimir Putin threatened to stonewall a key defense treaty if the U.S. doesn't back down on anti-missile bases in Eastern Europe, and lashed out against "foreign meddlers" in Russian politics. In his annual speech to parliament, Putin also repeated his pledge to stand down when his term ends...