Russia’s NATO envoy to visit China, Iran over Missile Defense

Russian envoy to NATO Dmitry Rogozin will visit China and Iran in mid-January to discuss a U.S.-backed global missile defense network.

Moscow wants proof NATO’s ‘toy is non-toxic’

It is likely that NATO’s European missile defense shield will be created without the Russian participation in the project, Moscow’s envoy to the alliance, Dmitry Rogozin has said.

NATO not Transparent on Missile Defense – Rogozin

NATO is not transparent on European missile defense, Russia’s ambassador to the alliance Dmitry Rogozin said in Brussels on Tuesday.

Kinder, Gentler ‘Cold War’ As Russia & US Lock Horns Over Missile Defense

It’s not a return to the Cold War, but its psychologically remnants remain as Moscow tries forcing Washington to a binding legal agreement that its NATO missile shield will never ever be aimed across the Ural Mountains which separates Russia from Western Europe.

Russia Proposes UN-Led Missile, Space Defense, Kommersant Says

Russia may propose a global system to guard against missile attacks and threats from space under the control of the United Nations,Kommersant reported, citing unnamed diplomats.

“Clock is Ticking” on Missile Defense Decision, Moscow Warns

With Moscow increasingly exasperated with NATO over the question as to what sort of cooperation, if any, it will have with Russia on missile defense, NATO envoy Dmitry Rogozin fired a warning shot.

Russia Makes Condition

The next Russia-NATO summit will only be possible after a compromise is reached on ABM issues, the country’s envoy to the Alliance Dmitry Rogozin said. In the capacity of Russian president’s special representative for missile defense cooperation with NATO, he is holding a series of consultations with leaders of the organization’s European member states. This week, he met with Portugal’s top-ranking political and military officials in Brussels. 

Russian Negotiator Warns NATO Over Missile Defence Plans

A top Kremlin defence official on Friday warned NATO that if it goes ahead with a controversial missile defence plan for Europe, Russia will retaliate.

U.S. Could Threaten Russian Strategic Nuclear Forces – Foreign Minister Lavrov

 

The United States continues to refuse to guarantee that the European missile defense shield will not be directed at Russia, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday.

Tough Talking: Russia and US Discuss European Missile Defense

Russia’s Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov met with the US Defense Attache in Moscow to discuss US plans to deploy a missile defense system in Eastern Europe.