Mr Putin spoke of 'retargeting our missiles' at any US missile shield
posted by zaina19 on February, 2008 as Imperialism
From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 2/14/2008 4:42 AM Thursday, 14 February 2008, 11:20 GMT Putin repeats missile aim threat Russian President Vladimir Putin Russian President Vladimir Putin has repeated his threat to target missiles at neighbouring states if they site parts of the planned US missile shield.
Mr Putin said the US proposal to base interceptors in Poland and a radar in the Czech Republic "threatens our national security".
The Russian leader said earlier this week Moscow might target Ukraine if it sited elements of such a system.
The US says it is designed to block any missiles from North Korea or Iran.
Every country must protect its own national interests and President Putin is reacting to the threat posed by Ukraine's Nato membership BBC News website reader Dmitri Vysotski, Moscow, Russia
Readers' reaction to threat But Mr Putin reiterated Russian objections to the scheme during his annual news conference at the Kremlin.
Russia's response would be to "retarget our missiles toward a system that we aren't creating", he was quoted by AP news agency as saying.
"We are warning people ahead of time: if you take this step, then we will make this step."
Russia holds presidential elections next month which are widely expected to be won by Mr Putin's chosen successor, First Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev.
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