The Russian Foreign Ministry puzzled about U.S. plans to deploy in Poland airbase

Russian Foreign Ministry is concerned about U.S. plans to deploy an air base on Polish territory. Washington's plans to deploy missile defense elements there are known Moscow, "but the idea of an air base requires further clarification, " said a spokesman for the ministry "Kommersant ". He added that this issue is likely to be discussed at talks between President Dmitry Medvedev with U.S. Vice President Joe Biden in Moscow on March 9. Last Thursday, the head of the Department of State Hillary Clinton said that the U.S. is going to deploy in Poland elements of its missile defense system, as well as an air base with F-16 fighter. Russia's permanent representative to NATO Dmitry Rogozin said that the U.S. plans to significantly complicate the negotiations with Russia on a joint European missile defense.