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Friday, April 04, 2008
US strikes missile deal with Czechs
Brdy, Czech Republic
The US and Czech Republic have announced an agreement to establish an element of a controversial missile defence system on Czech soil.
The agreement was declared at the Nato summit underway in Bucharest and will sharpen tensions between the US and Russia, which is fiercely opposed to the stationing of the system so close to its borders.
The defence system, which Washington insists is intended as a defence against a potential Iranian missile threat, will be at the heart of bilateral talks between George Bush and Vladimir Putin in the Black Sea resort of Sochi on Sunday. Russia objects to the conclusion of the deal without input from Moscow.
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