Russia to Take Military Steps on U.S. Missile Shield

Russia will take ``military measures'' to counter the U.S. plan to install a missile- defense system in Central Europe and the Caucasus, Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Losyukov said. ``Expansion of that kind into the area which is absolutely right next to our borders is increasing the military potential in that area,'' Losyukov said in an interview at the Foreign Ministry in Moscow yesterday. ``Russia cannot but react to that increase.'' He didn't specify what measures Russia would take.