Russia Promises Response to US Missile Defense Systems in Ukraine

• Russia Promises Response to US Missile Defense Systems in Ukraine
  by http://sputniknews.com/  
  If Ukraine deploys elements of US missile defense systems on its territory, then Russia will need to respond in order to ensure its own security, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said Wednesday.
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  MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Earlier in the day, Ukrainian National Security Service Secretary Oleksander Turchynov said that Kiev may consider placing missile defense systems in its territory after consultations.
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  “If this means that Ukraine plans to deploy elements of US missile defense systems on its territory, then, obviously, this could be understood as being completely negative because it would pose a threat to the Russian Federation,” Peskov told journalists.
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  He said that if Ukraine made the step, then Russia would be forced to respond.
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  “If US missile defense systems are deployed in Ukraine, that would require Russia to take responsive measures to provide for its own security.”

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