MOSCOW, July 8 (Itar-Tass) -- Russia will use military-technical rather than diplomatic methods in case of the deployment of U.S. missile defense elements in Europe, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in comments on the U.S.-Czech ABM deal. "If the agreement with the United States liable for ratification by the Czech parliament eventually becomes a law, and the deployment of U.S. missile defense elements really starts in the direct proximity to our borders, we will have to use military-technical rather than diplomatic methods," the ministry said. "There is no doubt that the deployment of U.S. strategic weaponry close to the Russian territory may be used for weakening our deterring potential. Obviously, Russia will have to take appropriate measures and compensate the forming potential threats to its national security. This is not our choice," the ministry said.
"If the agreement with the United States liable for ratification by the Czech parliament eventually becomes a law, and the deployment of U.S. missile defense elements really starts in the direct proximity to our borders, we will have to use military-technical rather than diplomatic methods," the ministry said.
"There is no doubt that the deployment of U.S. strategic weaponry close to the Russian territory may be used for weakening our deterring potential. Obviously, Russia will have to take appropriate measures and compensate the forming potential threats to its national security. This is not our choice," the ministry said.
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