Outgoing Russian President Dmitry Medvedev reiterated objections to NATO plan and criticized West on Syria

Medvedev calls missile defense a threat to Russia

By Will Englund

MOSCOW — Three days before his meeting with President Obama at a nuclear security summit in South Korea, the outgoing Russian president, Dmitry Medvedev, reiterated his objections Friday to NATO’s missile defense plan, saying it would undermine nuclear parity and demanding written proof that Russia is not the ultimate target.

The hard-line armaments minister, Dmitry Rogozin, forcefully seconded Medvedev’s arguments, made at an international security conference. Rogozin said the NATO system would be aimed at Russia and Russian missiles and as such is a threat to Russian sovereignty.

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