Putin Tells Polish PM Russia wants to Improve Relations

Donald Tusk

MOSCOW, February 8 (RIA Novosti) - President Vladimir Putin told Poland's prime minister at talks in Moscow on Friday that Russia hopes to build a strong, businesslike relationship with its former Eastern Bloc ally.

Donald Tusk is currently on his first to Russia since he came to power in Poland in November 2007.

At the start of meeting Friday evening in the Kremlin, President Putin said: "I believe that re-establishing normal, businesslike cooperation and dialogue, embracing partnership and mutual interest, will allow us to find solutions to any problems."

The Polish premier told Putin his visit to Moscow has already shown that both countries want to put past hostilities behind them. Earlier in the day he met with Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov and First Deputy Premier Dmitry Medvedev, who is almost certain to be elected Russia's president next month.

The talks with Zubkov and Medvedev "clearly show that both sides are fed up with the 'cold' atmosphere," Tusk said.

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This is important because it shows that Russia is attempting to patch some of their damaged international relationships. The chance of reconcilation between Russia and Poland began when Donald Tusk became the Prime Minister of Poland. Russia stopped their meat embargo and they are working on more programs with Poland.

Russia May Stop US Interceptor Missiles

WASHINGTON: Any deal with the United States to put interceptor missiles in Poland must also make Warsaw - which faces an unhappy Russia to its east - more secure, Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said on Thursday.

Either the United States must help convince Russia that the proposed defensive missile shield does not pose a threat to Moscow, or find "some other way" to address the extra risk to Poland from the project, Sikorski said in a speech during a visit to Washington.

"As many of you know, Poland has come under political pressure, and has even been blackmailed by some of our neighbours, who fiercely oppose this project," Sikorski said at the American Enterprise Institute think-tank.

"Our aim is to contribute to the security of the United States, to NATO, but also to make Warsaw more secure," he said.

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With Russia helping Iran set up their new nuclear plant, installing missile interceptors is a necessity. If Russia refuses could this be a sign that something is up? From this article we learn about some of Russia's diplomatic interactions. The interactions of countries with other countries is a key factor of comparative politics.