No concession in US missile move: Russia
19 March 2013 6:17 AM IST
Russia said on Monday it saw ‘no concession’ in the US decision to abandon the final phase of its missile shield for Europe while deploying new interceptors against a possible attack from North Korea.
‘This is not a concession to Russia and we do not see it as such,’ Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov told the Kommersant business daily. ‘Our objections remain.’
US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel said Friday that 14 more interceptors would be stationed in Alaska, increasing by almost half the 30 already deployed along the western coastline. The aim is to have them in place by 2017.
‘This is not a concession to Russia and we do not see it as such,’ Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov told the Kommersant business daily. ‘Our objections remain.’
US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel said Friday that 14 more interceptors would be stationed in Alaska, increasing by almost half the 30 already deployed along the western coastline. The aim is to have them in place by 2017.
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