“Missile Defense” Remains Major Issue at G-8 Summit in France
RT.com
May 27, 2011
Medvedev warns of arms race by 2020 without agreement on missile defense
In a press conference following the conclusion of the G-8 Summit in Deauville, France, President Dmitry Medvedev discussed Russia’s response to missile defense talks with the US.
On the critical subject of missile defense, which threatens to create a return to Cold-War conditions for the European continent, not to mention US-Russian relations, Medvedev expressed his dissatisfaction with the result of the talks.
“I am not satisfied with the American side’s reaction to my proposals and with NATO’s reaction in general,” the Russian leader told reporters on Friday at the resort town of Deauville. “Why? Because we are wasting time. Even though I spoke about the year 2020 yesterday as a deadline.which is the year when the construction of a four-stage system of the so-called adaptive approach ends.”
“After 2020, if we do not come to terms, a real arms race will begin,” Medvedev warned.
The Russian leader stressed that he has received no satisfactory guarantees that the missile defense shield is not being targeted at Russia. …
