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Appendix B: Events Relating to U.S.-Russian Cooperation on Missile Defense in Europe: A Selective Chronology*
Pages 87-94

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... feasibility studies. 2002  The United States withdraws from the ABM Treaty.
From page 88...
... Ambassador to the Russian Federation William Burns informs Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Kislyak of the U.S. decision to begin negotiations with Poland and the Czech Republic on the "third site" of the European Phased Adaptive Approach.
From page 89...
...  In November, the United States presents a nonpaper providing further details on these proposals. 2008  In January, Stage 4 of the NATO-Russia Theatre Missile Defense Command-Post Exercise is conducted in Ottobrunn, Germany.96 *
From page 90...
...  On April 6, the U.S.-Russian Federation summit at Sochi results in a U.S.-Russia Strategic Framework Declaration, stating that o "Both sides expressed their interest in creating a system for responding to potential missile threats in which Russia and the United States and Europe will participate as equal partners. The Russian side has made clear that it does not agree with the decision to establish sites in Poland and the Czech Republic and reiterated its proposed alternative.
From page 91...
...  In April, the United States amplifies the prior proposal for joint analysis, arguing that it would facilitate development of missile defense cooperation among the United States, Russian Federation, and NATO while enhancing strategic stability via technical analysis and operational understanding.
From page 92...
... o President Putin reportedly responds with a call for improved U.S. cooperation; his spokesman emphasized that Russia did not agree with the United States on several issues related to missile defense, which would be presented at a later date.† o At the May Moscow conference on European security, 103 the First Deputy Prime Minister sharply criticizes the one-sided approach of the West, Minister of Defense Sergey Shoigu described the missile defense problem as critical, and Valery Gerasimov *
From page 93...
...  On March 7, DOD suspends all U.S.-Russian Federation military-to-military contacts due to Russia's incorporation of Crimea into the Russian Federation and subsequent actions in eastern Ukraine.106  In May, Russian Deputy Defense Minister Anatoly Antonov states that a missile defense compromise is still possible, as a result of which both NATO's and Russia's security will benefit.


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