Warsaw - The US will strike no deals with Russia at the expense of
Central Europe, US Vice President Joe Biden told a Polish daily as he
began a visit to discuss a new missile defence shield and to mend
ailing relations after original plans for the system were scrapped.
"Nothing about you without you," Biden said in an interview with the
daily Rzeczpospolita. He added that the new missile shield is more
effective, versatile and includes more advanced technology than the
previous Bush-era proposal.

US President Barack Obama said on September 17 that he would opt for a
more advanced system for meeting short- and medium-range threats and
to counter an Iranian attack on Europe.

Obama's decision was welcomed by Russia, which viewed the long-range
system as a threat to its nuclear deterrent. But Polish officials were
more critical, noting that the decision to abandon the earlier plan
was announced on the 70th anniversary of the Soviet invasion of Poland
in World War II.

Biden said that improved US-Russian relations will improve Europe's
security. He mentioned their cooperation in reducing their nuclear
arsenals, stabilizing Afghanistan and preventing Iran from acquiring
nuclear weapons.

But Biden called Poland a key friend in the region and said he would
never forget the Polish-Americans in his home state of Delaware who in
1972 helped him in his first bid for the Senate.

His visit to Warsaw was set to include meetings with Prime Minister
Donald Tusk and President Lech Kaczynski, along with a visit to the
Warsaw Stock Exchange and a meeting with Polish soldiers who had
served in Afghanistan.

Commentators in Poland hoped Biden's trip would mend ailing relations
and clarity the Obama administration's plans.

Biden was set to travel to Romania for discussions on Thursday, then
to Prague for meetings on Friday.



..
LOOK AT TE FRAZE NOTING ABOUT YOU WITHOUT YOU - THAT WAS TOLD POLAND
JUST BEFORE
HOLOCAUST FULL FLEDGED DEATH CAMPS EXTERMINATION. WHO SAID THAT ONE
  ( at lest Polish security should have found this on e , by now;
there are 2 versions where the last Polish General of WWII  "died")