Maybe He Doesn’t Like Lobster
The Maine visit doesn’t seem to have impressed Volodya [Владимир Владимирович Путин]: Russia issues new missile threat
Russia has raised the idea of moving new missile forces to Kaliningrad, close to Poland and Lithuania.
First Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov linked the possible move to US plans for a missile defence system in Poland and the Czech Republic.
Russia has already threatened to hit back by targeting missiles at Europe.
Mr Ivanov said there would be no need to move extra forces to Kaliningrad if the US agreed to use Russian facilities instead of the Polish and Czech bases.
Russia says the US plans for a limited missile defence shield, including bases close to Russia’s borders, represent a threat to its security.
It would appear that the Russian government is intent on “Segway”ing into a new Cold War, or at least a “Bit Nippy Dispute.”
