Fri, 3rd Jul 2009 15:28
MOSCOW, July 3 (Reuters) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Friday called on the United States to shelve plans for a missile defence shield in Europe, Interfax news agency reported.
Putin said that if Washington shelved the plans it would help move relations with the United States forward.
(Reporting by Amie Ferris-Rotman, writing by Guy Faulconbridge, editing by Dmitry Solovyov)
Keywords: RUSSIA USA/PUTIN
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