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Ivanov warns of new "Berlin Wall" between Russia and Europe

Jul 8, 2007, 10:19 GMT

Moscow - Russian Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov on Sunday spoke of the possibility of a new 'Berlin Wall' between Russia and Europe triggered by the stationing of US military technology in the Czech Republic and Poland. Speaking on the far-eastern Russian peninsula of Kamchatka, the former foreign minister said Russia was ready for close cooperation with the United States over the issue of US missile defence technology. Should the US accept suggestions made by Russia President Vladimir Putin, an alternative joint global missile defence system could be created. 'This leads inescapably to an exchange of very sensitive military technology, for which Russia is ready,' Ivanov said, adding that such cooperation would strengthen trust between the two countries. In a meeting last week with US President George W Bush, Putin in the United States offered wideranging cooperation in missile defence. The Russian president also proposed widening the dialogue on the issue to include the European Union and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. © 2007 dpa - Deutsche Presse-Agentur

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