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Putin: Poland & Romania In The ‘Crosshairs’ Over US Defense Shield

Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned that Romania and Poland could be caught in the ‘crosshairs’ of Russian rockets for hosting the U.S. missile shield that Moscow considers a threat. Putin said that his country has “no choice” but to target Romania, which had recently opened a NATO missile defense base, and Poland, which plans to do so within two years. During a joint press conference with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras in Athens on Friday, Putin “If yesterday people simply did not know what it means to be in the crosshairs in those areas of Romania, then today we will be forced to carry out certain measures to ensure our security. And it will be the same with Poland” Putin did not specify what actions Russia would take, but did insist that it was not making the first step, but only responding to moves by Washington. RT reports: The Russian President was referring to the Deveselu facility that officially became operational in May after nearly a decade and $800 million of planning and construction. “At the moment the interceptor missiles installed have a range of 500 kilometers, soon this will go up to 1000 kilometers, and worse than that, [...]