Putin assails missile shield before Obama meeting
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President Vladimir Putin on Thursday promised an "appropriate reaction" to US-backed missile defence plans for Europe ahead of his first meeting with President Barack Obama since his return to the Kremlin last month.
In a series of remarks at an air base in southern Russia, Putin, who is also commander-in-chief of the country's armed forces, set out his by now familiar opposition to the missile plans, complaining they risked undermining Russia's own nuclear deterrent. (Reuters)
