Putin vows strong “counter-measures” against U.S. BMD system in Europe

During his visit to Greece, Russian President President Vladimir Putin said Moscow enact strong “counter-measures” to the U.S. ballistic missile defense system in Europe.

Vladimir Putin - 2006
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“If yesterday in those areas of Romania people simply did not know what it means to be in the cross-hairs, then today we will be forced to carry out certain measures to ensure our security,” Putin said. “I repeat that these are countermeasures, countermeasures. We will not take any first steps. It will be the same case with Poland. We will wait until Poland takes certain action. We will not take any action … until we see rockets in areas that border us.”