The United States intends to place PO in Europe, despite Russia's objections

The United States wants to interact with Russia in the field of missile defense, however, they will go to the placement of PRO elements in Europe, even if Washington does not reach an agreement with Moscow in this area. This was announced at a press conference in the Pentagon by the Deputy Minister of Defense of the United States for Policy Eric Edelman.

“We will not allow Russia to dictate what we do in the field of our bilateral relations with other countries,” Edelman said, speaking of the placement of radar in the Czech Republic and ten interceptor missiles in Poland.

According to him, the United States wants to "cooperate with Russia." “We think that Russia is faced with the same threats as we,” Edelman said, adding that Russia is in the nearby reach of the reach of Washington, missing, than the United States.

At the same time, Edelman noted that the data from the early warning systems of the PROs located in Europe could be transmitted to Russia, RIA Novosti reports.

“I still really hope that we will be able to achieve a certain understanding with Russia, to remove concern,” Edelman said.

On Monday, a group of American experts in the field of missile defense arrived in the Czech Republic. They carry out technical measurements at the BRDA training ground of 65 km southwest of Prague, where it is supposed to place an American radar station - an element of PRO, which the United States intends to deploy in Europe.

According to the press secretary of the Ministry of Defense of the Czech Republic, Yana Paishak, American scientists are measured by electromagnetic fields at the place of the alleged placement of the radar. The representative of the Czech defense department emphasized that the trip is exclusively working and in no way means that Prague agreed to the construction of the station. Next negotiations began on the possibility of its creation and how they will end is unknown.

It is assumed that in the event of a successful course of Czech-American negotiations on the following group of American experts, he will arrive in the republic "after a few months."

At the same time, the Deputy Prime Minister of the Polish Government Andrzej Lepper said on Monday that in the near future it would be convened to discuss the US request for the deployment of 10 missiles in the country in the framework of the Polish National Security Council created by the American system.

“Based on the words of the president, this should happen before Easter or immediately after this holiday,” the Deputy Prime Minister said.

The council consists of high -ranking figures appointed by the president at his meetings are discussed the main topics regarding the security of the country. Lepper is part of it and participated last Tuesday in the first meeting dedicated to the problem of the pro.

Recall that the United States intends to place 10 interceptor missiles in Poland and a radar installation for them in the Czech Republic. Warsaw has already agreed to start negotiations on this issue.

Earlier, the Czech government decided to start negotiations with the United States on the deployment of a radar in the country in the framework of American Pro.

However, according to recent surveys, more than 70% of Czech citizens against the placement of US radar in the republic. The parliamentary opposition, the Social Democrats and the Communists, insist on holding a national referendum on the construction of radar.

Russia said that it would take into account in its defense policy the placement of elements of American Pro in Eastern Europe, including in the Czech Republic. “We believe that such things should be done transparently on the basis of consultations with Russia,” said Mikhail Kaminin, official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry. He drew attention to the fact that "in the case of the creation of American anti -missile bases in Europe, the Russian side will, of course, take into account this in its defense policy."