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Friday, July 29, 2011

Russia against U.S. missile shield elements in Black Sea

USS Leyte Gulf (Ticonderoga-class)Russia is opposed to deploying sea-based missiles and radars of the planned U.S. missile shield in Europe in Turkey's Black Sea region, Russia's envoy to NATO said on Thursday.

Dmitry Rogozin, who is in the Turkish capital of Ankara as part of the NATO capitals' tour for missile defense talks, said Russia was against deploying naval forces of countries "that shake their weapons and have no relation to the Black Sea basin."

"The Black Sea has always been a sea of friendship and cooperation and it should remain so in the future," Rogozin said.

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