US scraps missile defense plan for Czech Republic

The United States has abandoned plans to deploy a missile early warning center as part of a European missile defense system in the Czech Republic, Defense Minister Alexandr Vondra was quoted by CTK news agency as saying on Wednesday.

“The Czech Republic will look for other options to participate in the project,” Vondra said after a meeting with U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense William Linn.

Russia is opposed to the U.S. plans to deploy missile defense systems near its borders, claiming they would be a security threat.

The U.S. is reluctant to provide legally binding guarantees that the system will not be directed against Russia.

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