Russia to Target Europe

[Christina]

Putin Warns U.S. Defense Plans Will Lead Russia to Target Europe Associated Press Word Count: 399 ROME -- Russian President Vladimir Putin warned that U.S. plans to build a missile defense system in Eastern Europe would force Moscow to target its weapons against Europe.The threat, in an interview published Sunday in Italy's Corriere della Sera and other foreign media, marked one of Mr. Putin's most strident statements to date against the U.S. plans and came just days before he is to join President Bush and other leaders at a Group of Eight summit in Germany....