, Germany and the Czech Republic agree the United States should hold further talks with Russia on its plans to install a missile shield in central Europe, Czech Deputy Prime Minister Alexandr Vondra said on Feb. 27.
The United States wants to set up a radar system in the Czech Republic and a missile battery in Poland as part of a shield that would counter missiles fired by what Washington calls “rogue states” such as Iran and North Korea.
Moscow sees the system as an encroachment on its former sphere of influence and an attempt to shift the post-Cold War balance of power. Germany has criticized the project
