Russia yesterday dropped a threat to place missiles on the borders of the European Union, a military source said, easing tensions after the US scrapped a controversial missile shield. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin hailed the "correct and brave decision" by President Barack Obama to abandon the central Europe project and expressed hope that it would lead to further improvements in US-Russian ties.
The move to halt the threatened deployment of short range Iskander missiles in Russia's territory of Kaliningrad, announced to Interfax news agency by the military source, was Moscow's first concrete response to Obama's decision.
Meanwhile, Nato proposed a new era of co-operation with Russia, calling for joint work with Moscow and Washington on missile defence.
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