Missile Shield Tensions Grow

29th February 2008

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Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski played hardball this week in talks with the US on placing part of its planned missile-defence shield on Polish soil, saying that a deal may drag on beyond a March summit in Washington. Prime Minister Donald Tusk meets with President George Bush on March 10,and US officials had hoped the meeting would rubberstamp a deal that gives Poland military aid and investment in exchange for installations that have enraged Moscow.

Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski played hardball this week in talks with the US on placing part of its planned missile-defence shield on Polish soil, saying that a deal may drag on beyond a March summit in Washington.
Prime Minister Dona ...

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