Russia has been critical of Washington's plan to install a missile defence radar base in the Czech Republic and a base with interceptor missiles in Poland. Holmes said Moscow does not mind anti-missile defence technologies much but it seeks power influence and wants to decide on the missile shield project. The decision on the planned bases is a decision of the allies, said Holmes, who was U.S.
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(Ceske Noviny)
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