Putin Says U.S. Undermines Global Stability
Russian president, Vladimir V. Putin blamed the United States policy on Saturday for inciting other countries to seek nuclear weapons to defend themselves. According to the Star Tribune http://www.startribune.com/722/story/994232.html, Putin attacked President Bush's administration for stoking a new arms race by planning to deploy a missile defense system in eastern Europe and for backing a United Nations plan that would give virtual independence to Serbia's provinvce of Kosovo.
According to the New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/11/world/europe/11munich.html?pagewanted=1&ei=5094&en=1420e557ab8f6041&hp&ex=1171170000&partner=homepage, Putin accused the United States of provoking a new nuclear arms race by developing ballistic missile defenses, undermining international institutions and making the Middle East more unstable through its clumsy handling of the Iraq war. Putin recited a long list of complaints about Amercian domination of global affairs.