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20 of May, 21:31

Department of state: the U.S. and NATO has no plans to place a missile defense system in Ukraine
Dmitry Zlatarev. The U.S. and NATO do not presume to place its missile defense system in Ukraine, said Tuesday the official authorized state Department Marie Harf.

on Wednesday, the Secretary of Council of national security and defense of Ukraine Oleksandr Turchynov said that for protection from nuclear danger Kiev considers it possible consultations on the ABM system deployment on its territory.

"the U.S. and NATO has no intentions of placing missile defense systems in Ukraine ", - she said in a regular briefing. In her expressions, " it is well known that the elements of the NATO missile defense system are placed only in the States within the Alliance."

Harf also repeated the statement made in the capital of the United States ABOUT the fact that " NATO's missile defence system is not aimed against Russia." In her expressions, the narrative is " about threats emanating from the Middle East ".

first press Secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov said that if Ukraine will place on its territory elements of a missile defense system, it will cause the response of Russia to ensure its security.

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