Press review | 21/09/2009

 

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Missile shield stop has Central Europe on tenterhooks

Missile shield stop has Central Europe on tenterhooks

 

US President Barack Obama's decision to halt plans initiated by the Bush administration for a missile defence shield in Poland and the Czech Republic has ruffled many feathers in Central and Eastern Europe. The region's press writes that the move has only exacerbated feelings of insecurity and mistrust regarding Russia.

With articles from the following publications:
Postimees - Estonia, Delo - Slovenia, Hospodářské noviny - Czech Republic, Diena - Latvia, Magyar Nemzet - Hungary

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Dziennik Gazeta Prawna - Poland

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