Atlantic Council

From the AP: Russia has serious concerns about U.S. plans to deploy missile interceptors in Romania, the Foreign Ministry said Friday.

The statement from ministry spokesman Andrei Nesterenko reflected Moscow's irritation about the U.S. missile defense plans and signaled tensions in relations with Washington.

"We are worried that we find out about important decisions regarding the U.S. missile defense in Europe from the media rather than our official counterparts in Washington or Bucharest," Nesterenko told a briefing...

"Russia has serious questions regarding the true purpose of the U.S. missile defense in Romania," Nesterenko said. "That is why we will consistently oppose any dubious unilateral actions in the missile defense field that could have a negative impact on the international security."

He added that the U.S. plans would make a "fragile European security structure hostage to the imaginary missile threats that are defined unilaterally." (graphic: RIA Novosti)