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Putin warns he will point missiles at Europe
Russia will once again aim its missiles at targets in Europe if US plans to build a missile defence shield near Russia’s borders go ahead, President Vladimir Putin was quoted as saying . In an interview reported in Italy’s Corriere della Sera, Putin acknowledged Russia’s response risked restarting an arms race but he said Moscow would not be held responsible for the consequences because Washington had started it.
Putin made the tough statement on the eve of the Group of Eight summit in Germany, during which, among other world leaders, he will come face to face with US President George W. Bush. Russia has not expressly targeted its missiles at Europe since the end of the Cold War but, asked if it would do this again if the US missile shield plant went ahead, Putin said: “Yes, naturally. If the American nuclear capability widens across European territory, we will have to give ourselves new targets in Europe,” Italy’s leading daily quoted Putin as saying.
Russia’s combative response to the US missile shield has prompted comparisons with the Cold War.
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