US missile shield makes Poland a target: Russian general
Poland is making itself a target for Russia's military "100 percent" by hosting elements of a US anti-missile system, a senior Russian general was quoted as saying on Friday.
By Agencies |
MOSCOW : Poland is making itself a target for Russia's military "100 percent" by hosting elements of a US anti-missile system, a senior Russian general was quoted as saying on Friday.
"By hosting these, Poland is making itself a target. This is 100 percent" certain, the agency quoted General Anatoly Nogovitsyn as saying.
"It becomes a target for attack. Such targets are destroyed as a first priority," Nogovitsy was quoted as saying.
Warsaw and Washington signed a preliminary deal on Thursday on basing part of a US missile shield in Poland, in the face of Moscow's vehement opposition and mounting East-West tensions over Russia's military presence in Georgia.
A foreign ministry official was quoted as saying the timing of the deal amid the crisis in Georgia indicated that the system was aimed at Russia.
"By hosting these, Poland is making itself a target. This is 100 percent" certain, the agency quoted General Anatoly Nogovitsyn as saying.
"It becomes a target for attack. Such targets are destroyed as a first priority," Nogovitsy was quoted as saying.
Warsaw and Washington signed a preliminary deal on Thursday on basing part of a US missile shield in Poland, in the face of Moscow's vehement opposition and mounting East-West tensions over Russia's military presence in Georgia.
A foreign ministry official was quoted as saying the timing of the deal amid the crisis in Georgia indicated that the system was aimed at Russia.
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