Putin warns he will ‘put an end to threats’ as US missile shield begins operating in Romania and work begins on a second base in Poland
The Aegis Ashore shield at Deveselu in Romania has been switched on
Work began on Friday on another Aegis Ashore base in Poland
The system, built by Lockheed Martin, has cost $800million (£554million)
The US, and Nato, say it was designed to protect against Iran
Putin said Russia would be forced to take measure to ‘end threats’
Russia may retaliate by deploying missiles in the Kaliningrad enclave
CHRIS SUMMERS
DailyMail.com
13 May 2016
Vladimir Putin has made a sinister hint about ‘ending threats’ after the US activated a Nato missile shield in Romania, which Moscow considers a threat to itsnational security.
The $800million (£554million) Aegis Ashore missile shield was switched on at Deveselu, a former air base in Romania, on Thursday but the US has denied it is aimed at Russia.
Work was due to begin on Friday on a second site at Redzikowo in Poland.
President Putin said today: ‘This is not a defence system. This is part of US nuclear strategic potential brought onto a periphery. In this case, Eastern Europe is such periphery.
‘Until now, those taking such decisions have lived in calm, fairly well-off and in safety. Now, as these elements of ballistic missile defence are deployed, we are forced to think how to neutralise emerging threats to the Russian Federation.’
But he insisted Russia would not be involved in a new arms race.
Earlier Putin’s spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, said: ‘Without doubt the deployment of (this) system reallyis a threat to the security of the Russian Federation.
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