Putin wants Europe part of missile shield plan

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday he proposed during a meeting with US President George W. Bush expanding cooperation on a missile shield to include Europe and Nato. "We support the idea of consultations on missile defence and believe that the number of participants should be expanded to include the European states," Putin said.
"This should be done within Russia-Nato council." The Russian leader also disagreed with Bush saying that he did not believe it was necessary to have the missile defense systems in Poland and the Czech Republic.