Russia rejects US missile offer

Russia has rejected US proposals aimed at easing Moscow's concerns over a planned missile shield in central Europe, a Kremlin source has said.

The source said the proposals by the Bush administration were "insufficient" and would put President-elect Barack Obama "in a dead-end situation".
The US insists the shield is a defence against missiles from "rogue" nations, but Russia sees it as a direct threat.
Moscow has said it will deploy missiles in the Baltic to neutralise the shield.

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