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Article: News Analysis: Russia seeks military presence in Cuba in response to U.S. missile shield: analysts
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- August 7, 2008
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News Analysis: Russia seeks military presence in Cuba in response
to U.S. missile shield: analysts
MOSCOW, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- Russia's seemingly newfound interest
in resuming its positions in Cuba has appeared at a time when Moscow
is growing increasingly apprehensive about the proposed U.S. missile
defense system in Eastern Europe, analysts say.
"We need to reestablish positions on Cuba and in other
countries," Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said earlier this
week after hearing a report from Deputy Prime Minister Igor Sechin,
who had just ended a three-day visit to the Caribbean state, along
with Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev.
Deputy Chairman of the State ...