NATO chief proposes linking its defensive missile systems with Russia’s

October 7th, 2009 Reports: Russia says new US plan less threateningMOSCOW — Russian's new agencies are reporting that the foreign minister says the new U.S. missile defense plan looks less threatening than a Bush-era program scrapped by President Barack Obama.

September 30th, 2009 Russian FM: Iranian missile tests cause concernMOSCOW — Russia's foreign minister is being quoted by his country's news agencies as saying that Iran's missile tests are causing concern. Sergey Lavrov also says that he has urged Iran to cooperate with the International Atomic Energy Agency and fully answer questions related to its newly revealed uranium enrichment facility.

September 30th, 2009 Russia ready for restoration of ties with NATOMOSCOW — Russia is ready to fully restore cooperation with NATO which was suspended in the aftermath of the Russia-Georgia war, the Kremlin said Wednesday. A planned trip to Moscow by NATO's secretary-general should demonstrate that the alliance is also ready for developing ties, said Nataliya Timakova, a spokeswoman for President Dmitry Medvedev.

September 21st, 2009 Experts: US Russia face tough arms control talksMOSCOW — A new round of Russian-U.S. arms control talks began Monday, and Russian military experts predicted they will not be easy, despite President Barack Obama's decision to scrap plans for an Eastern Europe-based missile shield that Moscow opposed.

September 21st, 2009 Russia: Better NATO ties largely up to allianceMOSCOW — Russia on Monday welcomed the new NATO chief's call for better ties, but said it's largely up to the alliance to make it happen. Moscow wants NATO to listen to its concerns and hold serious discussions on the Kremlin's proposal for an overarching new European security treaty, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Andrei Nesterenko said.

September 18th, 2009 NATO chief proposes linked US/Russian/NATO defenseBRUSSELS — The head of NATO called Friday for the U.S., Russia and NATO to link their missile defense systems against potential new nuclear threats from Asia and the Middle East, saying that the old foes must forget their lingering Cold War animosity. Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen appealed for unity a day after the U.S.

September 18th, 2009 Russia's Putin urges US to scrap trade barriersSOCHI, Russia — Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Friday praised President Barack Obama's decision to scrap plans for a missile defense system in Europe and urged the U.S. to also cancel Cold War-era restrictions on trade with Russia.

September 18th, 2009 Turkey to buy 4 missile defense systemsANKARA, Turkey — Turkey's military says it is planning to spend $1 billion (euro680 million) on four long-range missile defense systems. Brig. Gen. Metin Gurak, the Turkish military spokesman, says the procurement is not directed at any specific country.

September 17th, 2009 NATO chief hails missile defense "positive step"BRUSSELS — NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen says a U.S. decision to shelve plans for a missile shield in the Czech Republic and Poland "is a positive step." Fogh Rasmussen says he had talks with the U.S.

April 30th, 2009 Russia's NATO envoy says 2 diplomats expelledBRUSSELS — Russia's NATO envoy says two Russian diplomats will be expelled from the military alliance for alleged spying. Dmitry Rogozin says the two members of Russia's permanent NATO representation will have their accreditation to NATO headquarters in Brussels canceled.

April 16th, 2009 MOSCOW - There are no obstacles to the delivery of Russian S-300 surface-to-air missile systems to Tehran, Iran's deputy foreign minister has said. 'There are no problems with this (S-300) contract,' Mehdi Safari said Wednesday at the end of his visit to Moscow.

April 14th, 2009 JERUSALEM/WASHINGTON - Israel and the United States will hold an unprecedented and massive exercise later this year to jointly test three different ballistic missile defense systems, The Jerusalem Post has learned. The exercise, called Juniper Cobra, will be held in Israel and will include the newly developed Arrow 2, as well as America's THAAD (Terminal High Altitude Area Defense) and the ship-based Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System.

March 4th, 2009 MOSCOW - Russia Tuesday said it would drop its plans of placing Iskander missiles on Europe's doorstep if the US abandoned its plans of deploying missile defence systems in Central Europe. 'If the deployment (of US missile defence elements) is suspended, we will not start the retaliatory measures we planned,' Russian Defence Minister Anatoly Serdyukov said.

February 6th, 2009 MUNICH - The US will continue to work on a planned missile defence system in central Europe, but it will consult Russia, Vice President Joe Biden said Saturday. 'We will continue to develop missile defences to counter a growing Iranian capability, provided the technology is proven to work and cost effective,' Biden said at the 45th Munich Security Conference, adding: 'We will do so in consultation with our NATO allies and Russia.' Russia has consistently opposed the missile shield as a threat to its national security and officials have repeatedly expressed the hope that President Barack Obama would not follow through with his predecessor's missile defence plans.

January 28th, 2009 BRUSSELS - NATO has said that a Russian decision, if confirmed, to halt plans to deploy missiles in Kaliningrad would be a positive step. 'If the decision has been taken ...