MOSCOW. Oct 6 (Interfax) - The Russian Foreign Ministry has expressed its concern about an agreement between the U.S. and Spain on deploying four ships carrying SM-3 interceptor missiles and the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System on Spanish territory.
"The U.S.' new step toward implementing the so-called phased adaptive approach toward building a missile defense system in Europe cannot but alarm us, because the U.S. missile defense potential in the European area is being significantly bolstered already at the first phase of its implementation," the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a commentary published on its website on Thursday.
"We consider unacceptable the U.S. 'fait accompli' approach toward the deployment of a missile defense system in Europe, with decisions capable of affecting security and stability in the Euro-Atlantic area made without collective discussion and without the opinion of all countries concerned taken into account," it said.