US says European missile defense shield no threat to Russia

US Assistant Defense Secretary Alexander Vershbow said on Friday the US and NATO will continue their dialogue with Russia about missile defence. He also argued that the American missile defence installations being deployed in Europe do not pose a threat to Russia’s security interests, The Voice of Russia reports.

In the meantime, the United States continues to decline Russian requests for legally binding guarantees that no American or NATO missile defence system based on European soil will compromise Russia’s deterrence capability.