Bulgaria Faces Russian Pressure Over U.S. Missile Shield

Plans for a U.S. missile defense shield in Eastern Europe continue to spark Russian opposition.
Bulgaria Faces Russian Pressure Over U.S. Missile Shield
The flags of NATO member countries are raised in front of the statue of Saint Sofia in central Sofia, April 2, 2004. The U.S. plans to erect a missile defense shield in Eastern Europe to intercept missile attacks from Iran an Korea. Russia opposes the plan accusing the U.S. directing the sheild against it. Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP/Getty Images
Kremena Krumova
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The flags of NATO member countries are raised in front of the statue of Saint Sofia in central Sofia, April 2, 2004. The U.S. plans to erect a missile defense shield in Eastern Europe to intercept missile attacks from Iran an Korea. Russia opposes the plan accusing the U.S. directing the sheild against it. (Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP/Getty Images)
Kremena Krumova
Kremena Krumova
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Kremena Krumova is a Sweden-based Foreign Correspondent of Epoch Times. She writes about African, Asian and European politics, as well as humanitarian, anti-terrorism and human rights issues.
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