Barack Obama to abandon European missile-defence shield, say reports
In a move that, if confirmed, is likely to delight the Kremlin but unnerve Washington's eastern European allies, The Wall Street Journal said that the White House would not proceed with plans to site missile interceptors in Poland and a radar station in the Czech Republic. Russia had furiously opposed the project – claiming it targeted Moscow's nuclear arsenal.
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