Poland 'agrees' to host US shield
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Poland has agreed in principal to allow an American missile defence system on Polish territory.
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Germany wants the US to include its Nato allies in talks on a missile defence shield in Europe.
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The Bush administration is  optimistic it can strike a deal with Poland to house defensive  missiles on Polish soil as part of a missile shield for Europe,  a U.S. official said on Tuesday.
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Poland expects to clinch a deal with the United States in February to host U.S. missiles as part of a defensive shield in Europe, Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said on Tuesday.
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Polish and Czech leaders spoke on Monday in favor of allowing the United States to use their territory for parts of an anti-missile defense system that has raised Russian ire, saying it would also protect Europe.
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GDANSK, Poland  - President George W. Bush thanked Poland on Friday for being ready to host the U.S. missile shield and sent a clear signal he would not scrap the plan in the face of an alternative offer from Russia.
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Polish Deputy Prime Minister Andrzej Lepper has said that he opposed plans for Poland to house missiles for a defence shield that Washington wants to set up in central Europe.
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Poland and the Czech Republic could  become targets for the Russian military if they agree to host  elements of a U.S. missile defense system, Russian news  agencies quoted a senior Russian lawmaker as saying on Monday.
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President George W. Bush meets his Polish counterpart Lech Kaczynski on Monday to iron out details of plans for a U.S. missile shield in eastern Europe that could strain relations with an already jittery Moscow.
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Poland, one of the main pillars of the US-led coalition in Iraq, will soon fix a date for the withdrawal of its 2,500 troops, its defence minister said, the day after he surprised Washington by promising a pullout by the end of 2005.
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"I expect that cooperation to continue"  The Bush administration wants deals by the end of the year for missile defense bases in Eastern Europe, but getting the Czech Republic and Poland to go along with that timetable could be difficult.Poland's opposition party ousted ruling conservatives in parliamentary elections on Sunday, though Defense Secretary Robert Gates suggested Monday he still believes Warsaw will cooperate.The Pentagon wants to install 10 interceptor rockets in Poland which, when linked to a proposed tracking radar in the Czech Republic and to other elements of the existing U.S. missile defense system based in the United States, could defend all of Europe against a long-range missile fired from the Middle East. Read more
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Poland's election Sunday could bring to power a party that favors a quicker end to the country's military mission in Iraq and tougher bargaining over hosting a U.S. missile defense base Â while still promising to remain a strong American ally.
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Poland would like to host a major  NATO military installation on its soil as part of a deeper  security relationship with the United States, Polish Foreign  Minister Radoslaw Sikorski told Reuters on Thursday.
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Poland may allow Moscow to inspect a U.S. anti-missile shield on its territory to convince the Kremlin the weapons would pose no threat to Russia, a Polish official said on Friday.
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The possibility of Poland serving as hub for a U.S. missile defense project is on the agenda for talks between Polish Prime Minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski and President Bush.
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The United States and Poland broke a logjam yesterday in negotiations over U.S. plans to build a missile defense shield in Eastern Europe, with the Bush administration committing "in principle" to help Poland modernize its armed forces.
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Poland's new prime minister yesterday reaffirmed his nation's commitment to fighting the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and he suggested during his first U.S. visit that Poland might be willing to host elements of a missile defense system.