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Russia Concerned By U.S. Missile-Defense Plans
February 03, 2007
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (file photo) (Council of Europe)
Lavrov made his remarks in Moscow after completing a visit to Washington.
The United States wants to set up the missile-defense system in the Czech Republic and Poland.
Russian defense officials say the move would have a "destabilizing" effect in the region.
(AP, Interfax)