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Russia moves missiles closer to EU
Russiaâs defense ministry revealed on Monday that it has moved nuclear-capable Iskander missiles closer to Europeâs borders in response to the US-led deployment of a disputed air defense shield
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ussia's defense ministry revealed on Monday that it hasmoved nuclear-capable Iskander missiles closer to Europe's borders in responseto the US-led deployment of a disputed air defense shield.
Germany's Bild newspaper first reported over the weekend that Russia had placed the ballistic missiles in its Kaliningrad exclave near Poland over the past 12 months.
A top Russian defense official said in response to the report that several Iskander batteries had been stationed in Russia's Western Military District ' a region that includes the exclave and also borders the three Baltic states, members of the European Union.
He did not confirm that the missiles had been placed in Kaliningrad.
'Iskander operational-tactical missile systems have indeed been commissioned by the Western Military District's missile and artillery forces,' Russian news agencies quoted defense ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov as saying.
