Polish, U.S. presidents to discuss missile shield

[Judi Lynn]

Source: ABC News/Reuters

Polish, U.S. presidents to discuss missile shield
By Chris Borowski
Reuters
WARSAW


President George W. Bush meets his Polish counterpart Lech Kaczynski on Monday to iron out details of plans for a U.S. missile shield in eastern Europe that could strain relations with an already jittery Moscow.

Underlining the growing tension between Russia and the West, President Vladimir Putin on Saturday signed a decree suspending Moscow's participation in the Conventional Forces in Europe (CFE) treaty.

But Washington is determined to go ahead with building the missile shield in Poland and the Czech Republic despite Putin's objections and proposal to use a radar in Azerbaijan instead.

The talks with Kaczynski, one of Moscow's most outspoken critics and a key U.S. ally in Europe, should bring the plan closer to life.



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[wakeme2008]

1. The only question is How Many Billions will Bush pay Kaczynski to

put the hardware in his country. :grr: