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Bush, Putin to Lock Antlers on Missile Defense

Posted Mar 26, 08 6:27 PM CDT in World,  US 

(Newser) – President Bush accepted Russian President Vladimir Putin's invitation today to continue the two nations' often strained talks over a proposed US missile defense system in central Europe. The two heads of state will meet April 6 in the Black Sea resort town of Sochi, the Washington Post reports, for likely the last time before Putin changes jobs May 7.

Putin has denounced Bush's plan to install 10 interceptor missiles in Poland and a radar station in the Czech Republic, arguing it would weaken Russia's nuclear capabilities. Bush remains "optimistic" about the plan. And in other nuclear-superpower news today, Bush phoned Chinese leader Hu Jintao to clarify that a 2006 shipment of nuclear warhead components to Taiwan was indeed a mistake.

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President George W. Bush announced today that he is accepting President Vladimir Putin's invitation to meet in the Russian resort city of Sochi to discuss a proposed US missile defense system.   (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)
President Bush accepted President Vladimir Putin's invitation today to meet in the Russian resort city of Sochi to continue talks of a proposed US missile defense system in Central Europe.   (AP Photo/RIA Novosti, Presidential Press Service, Vladimir Rodionov)
Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet with George W. Bush in early April in an attempt to end the dispute over a proposed US missile defense system in Central Europe. Putin leaves office May 7.   (AP Photo/RIA Novosti, Presidential Press Service, Dmitry Astakhov)
President George W. Bush announced today that he is accepting President Vladimir Putin's invitation to meet in the Russian resort city of Sochi to discuss a proposed US missile defense system.   (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)
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