Romania has agreed to host missile interceptors as part of a new US defence shield, its president says.
President Traian Basescu said the plan was approved by the supreme defence council. It still needs parliamentary approval.
US President Barack Obama last year scrapped a previous version of the shield, involving Poland and the Czech Republic.
The shield had poisoned relations between the US and Russia.
Read the article on BBC News
Romania ‘to host US missile shield’
Romania has agreed to host missile interceptors as part of a new US defence shield, its president says.
President Traian Basescu said the plan was approved by the supreme defence council. It still needs parliamentary approval.
US President Barack Obama last year scrapped a previous version of the shield, involving Poland and the Czech Republic.
The shield had poisoned relations between the US and Russia.
Read the article on BBC News
