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: Cheap and effective
Moscow came up with how to adequately respond to a missile defense system in Europe, a “high -ranking source in the Kremlin” said. In fact, the Kremlin openly recognized the complete failure of negotiations from the USA PR. Given the imminent coming to power of Vladimir Putin, relations with the United States are waiting for a cooling.
Moscow will come up with an adequate response to the placement of the missile defense system by the United States in Europe. A source in the Kremlin informed Kommersant that the Russian authorities already have a "general understanding of what to do." “Our answer will cost cheaply, but will be extremely effective,” said the interlocutor of the newspaper.
This decision was the result of the disruption of negotiations on the pro. Russia insisted on a joint project in order to be able to access objects and control them. There were several options. For example, Russia proposed joint use for the purposes of the Babalinsky Radio-Location Station in Azerbaijan for the missile defense. Russia rents a station built back in Soviet times.
This position of Russia was due to the fact that the Russian side initially considered the European missile defense system directed against it. Officially, the Western, first of all, American partners insist that the system is directed against the rogue countries who seek to launch their own nuclear programs and in the future will gain their own means of defeat, with which they will be able to threaten European partners of the United States.
This was stated not only by generals, but also by the leadership of the country. “In addition, for neutralization, if necessary, the missile defense system in the Kaliningrad region will be deployed by the Iskander missile system. Naturally, we provide for the use of Russia's resource for these purposes and the resource of the Russian Navy. And, finally, from the territory of the same Western region, that is, the Kaliningrad region, a radio electronic suppression of new objects of the system about the United States of America will be carried out, ”President Dmitry Medvedev in the message to the Federal Assembly in 2008 indicated the position of Russia.
True, soon the situation was radical, as it seemed, changed. With the victory in the US elections, Barku Obama Russia and the United States proclaimed a new era in relations and announced their “restart”. Naturally, the European Pro has become one of the central points of negotiations of the parties. And she also ruined the whole “reboot”. Faced with a threat of their global plans, the United States did not compromise and actually “fell ill with all the Russian proposals. Probably, American generals are really considered as protection against primarily Russian missiles.
The disruption of the negotiations on the PRO and the warlike statements of Russia do not yet mean a serious deterioration in Russian-American relations. In the end, there were periods and worse. However, there is a risk of serious foreign policy tension. Moreover, Vladimir Putin is returning to the Kremlin - not the most peaceful Russian politician.
“And we must, of course, react to this. How? Or just like you, to build a multi -billion dollar missile system, a missile defense system, or, referring to our current possibilities - economic, financial, - to answer asymmetric. So that everyone understands that yes, there is a missile defense system, but it is meaningless in relation to Russia, because we have such a weapon that easily overcomes it. Here we are going on this path. This is cheaper for us, ”Putin said then.
One of the first foreign visits of Vladimir Putin as the head of state (if something extraordinary does not happen, such as losing Putin’s elections or refusing to participate in them) may be a visit to the NATO summit to Chicago, which will be held in May 2012. Of course, Vladimir Putin may not go to the summit by sending a Permanent Representative to NATO, Foreign Minister or even his Zam (there will be a demonstration of contempt). However, he can also demonstrate the attitude of Russia to the missile defense and oppose a tough speech against the policy of double standards, NATO, a unipolar world, and so on. For President Putin, a strong step and a strong statement that has recovered to the post of President President, first of all, turned into the country. For the foreign policy of Dmitry Medvedev in relation to the West and the United States, this will mean complete zero and even collapse.