Poland is not to seek approval from Russia for the location of the U.S. missile defense shield in Europe, the Polish president Lech Kaczynski told the Czech newspaper "Mlada fronta - Dnes".
It is up to Poland to decide on its relations with America, the Polish president said. He also noted that a visit by the U.S. president scheduled for early June this year would convince the Poles that a missile defense base was a good idea for Poland. Russia objects strongly to the America's plans to accomodate its anti-missile system in the Czech Republic and Poland.
