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Poland holds out over US missiles | Poland holds out over US missiles |
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Poland's prime minister has rejected the latest terms offered by the US to host a missile defence shield. | Poland's prime minister has rejected the latest terms offered by the US to host a missile defence shield. |
Donald Tusk said any deal must increase Poland's own security, and he dismissed the latest offer as unsatisfactory. | Donald Tusk said any deal must increase Poland's own security, and he dismissed the latest offer as unsatisfactory. |
"We are ready to co-operate but we are waiting for an answer from the American side," Mr Tusk told a news conference. | "We are ready to co-operate but we are waiting for an answer from the American side," Mr Tusk told a news conference. |
The US wants to place 10 missile interceptors in Poland as part of a defence shield against possible attack, a move condemned by Russia and China. | |
Russia has said the project would upset the military balance in Europe and warned it could have no choice but to point its own missiles at the installations. | Russia has said the project would upset the military balance in Europe and warned it could have no choice but to point its own missiles at the installations. |
The US is also seeking permission to build a radar station in the Czech Republic as part of the defence shield plans. | |
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is expected to sign a deal with the Czech government next week in Prague. | |
Washington says the shield will help protect the country and its allies from so-called "rogue states" like Iran. | |
But Mr Tusk said that the presence of the missile shield in Poland would increase certain threats and risks for the country. | |
He did not, however, rule out the possibility of the issue being resolved. | |
"I wouldn't talk about the end, suspension or interruption," Mr Tusk said. "Negotiations, in my opinion, are continuing." | |
Poland has requested the additional security of a Patriot missile battery and has also sought billions of dollars worth of investment to improve its air defences. |
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