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Ukraine urges U.S. to consult on missile shield Mon Feb 26, 2007 7:57 PM GMT148 BERLIN (Reuters) - The United States should have consulted Ukraine and Russia over its plans to establish a missile defence system in eastern Europe, Ukrainian Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich was quoted on Monday as saying. "The stationing issues should have been discussed with everyone in advance, including Ukraine and Russia," Yanukovich told German business daily Handelsblatt in an interview due to be published in the paper's Tuesday edition. "Only once there has been a comprehensive European debate, a dialogue between Western and Eastern Europe can such a decision be made," he said in the German text of his comments. "Europe must not be split again like it was before the Iraq war." 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. The missile plans have angered Moscow, which sees the system as an encroachment on its former sphere of influence and an attempt to shift the post-Cold War balance of power. Yanukovich, who is due to meet German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday, said Poland's support for the U.S. plan "did not help" bilateral ties between Warsaw and Kiev. Stressing that Ukraine aimed to join the European Union, he said Europe needed to have good relations with Russia and that Kiev wanted to act as a bridge between the two sides. Separately, Yanukovich added that recent domestic wrangles between the parliament, President Viktor Yushchenko and himself had caused serious problems for the political establishment. "Up until now, politics in Ukraine have been paralysed by the dispute about whether the president or the prime minister has a bigger say," he told the newspaper. Yushchenko, who swept to power in the "Orange Revolution" in 2004, has all but lost control of the legislative agenda since he appointed rival Yanukovich prime minister last year. Yanukovich added that Ukraine aimed to complete its planned accession to the World Trade Organisation in mid-2007. +++ ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Something is new at Yahoo! Groups. Check out the enhanced email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/kOt0.A/gOaOAA/yQLSAA/TySplB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: osint@yahoogroups.com Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. OSINT, as a part of The Intelligence Network, is making it available without profit to OSINT YahooGroups members who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information in their efforts to advance the understanding of intelligence and law enforcement organizations, their activities, methods, techniques, human rights, civil liberties, social justice and other intelligence related issues, for non-profit research and educational purposes only. We believe that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
