, Russia wants Washington to confirm in a binding deal that a planned U.S. anti-missile system is not being aimed at Russia, Interfax news agency quoted a Foreign Ministry official as saying on Feb. 6.
Russia has been alarmed by U.S. plans to deploy parts of the system, designed to protect Europe from missiles fired by hostile states such as Iran or North Korea, in Poland and the Czech Republic.
The United States has said the system is not programmed to hit any targets in Russia, but top Russian officials have questioned its rationale, saying it poses a threat to Russia
