The West’s deteriorating relations with Moscow were plunged into deep freeze yesterday when the United States and Poland sealed a deal that will place a key part of Washington’s “Son of Star Wars” anti-missile system on Polish soil. Condoleezza Rice, the US Secretary of State, flew to Poland from the Nato meeting that condemned Russia’s military presence in Georgia to sign the agreement with Radoslaw Sikorski, the Polish Foreign Minister. It will lead to the installation of ten interceptors in silos capable of destroying hostile ballistic missiles. Russia reacted with fury, saying that the missile shield was aimed at weakening its defences. “Russia in this case will have to react, and not only through diplomatic protests,” the Foreign Ministry said.
Appunti di un anonimo italiano
22/8/2008
