US Defence Secretary Robert Gates has sharply criticised Russian plans to deploy short-range missiles on its western border.
The missiles will be based in the Kaliningrad enclave between Poland and Lithuania, but the Kremlin says it is willing to cancel the project if the US scraps its plans for a missile shield in central Europe.
Mr Gates says Russia's actions are provocative and misguided, adding that it is hardly the welcome a new US administration deserves.
Russian president Dmitry Medvedev announced his plans the day after US President-elect Barack Obama won the election.
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