Imperial US Sparks New Arms Race: Putin

2007-05-31 | "There was a desire among several international actors to dictate their will to each and everyone", Putin said. (Reuters)

MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin accused the US on Thursday, May 31, of sparking a new arms race and undermining world security, warning of attempts to impose "diktat" and "imperialism" in world affairs. "We are not the initiators of this new round of the arms race", Putin told a joint news conference with visiting Greek President Karolos Papoulias, reported Agence France Presse (AFP). "(The Americans) are stuffing eastern Europe with new weapons. A new base in Bulgaria, another in Romania, a site in Poland, radar in the Czech Republic. What are we supposed to do? We cannot just observe all this." PLEASE CONTINUE http://www.islamonline.net/servlet/Satellite?c=Article_C&cid=1180421234535&pagename=Zone-English-News/NWELayout