Russia Continues to Claim New Treaty Establishes ''Inextricable Connection” with Missile Defense

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In a statement today, Sergei Prikhodko – Russia President Dmitri Medvedev’s senior foreign policy adviser – contradicted the White House’s repeated assertion that the treaty that will be signed tomorrow in Prague by Medvedev and President Obama has no substantive linkage between a reduction in offensive nuclear arms and the US plans for missile defense in Europe.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov recently stated that ''linkage to missile defense is clearly spelled out in the accord and is legally binding.''

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