to Kevin, United Kingdom. Cluster Bombs. i don`t know is it true or not. so what? we as well as US didn`t sign that agreement banning their use. and US used them in Yugoslavia

oleg, moscow region, russia

and what if Russia builds missile defence systems in Belarus and Syria? Yes, I'd like to see what the US says to that!!!

Felix, MOSCOW, RUSSIA

All Russia needs is tell others that it will only acccept Rouble for oil and gas. It should let others exchange their $s for Rouble. Russia should introduce a symbol for Rouble such as "Р" with a horizontal bar through the middle. It will replace $ on the keyboards in no time. USA as we know gone!

Dr Alok Bhattacharyya, London, UK

Andrey, Moscow, RUSSIA
Any rights and wrongs apart, a much more likely scenario for the start of nuclear war would be another Russian invasion of a sovereign country. That's why US wishes to put defensive (not offensive) anti-missile systems where it can. In history, it has always been the power-hungry autocracies with fat-ego leaders that start the big conflicts.

Jason, London, UK

Some day US may overestimate all these anti-missile systems and attack some part of Russia as Mr.Saakashvily did.. And this will be begin of nuclear war.

Andrey, Moscow, RUSSIA

The Russians can hardly be surprised at Polands early warning deal with the US if they blithely walk into Georgia guns blazing, having invaded by stealth by issuing passorts to russian speaking Georgians. It doesn't make Sth. Ossetia Russian territory!

John, London, UK

Wow, Cuban missle crisis in the Balkans...

Will Americans EVER wake up???

Carl Street, San Francisco California , USA

The Grand Chess game that Obama's supporter Brezinski designed called for control of middle east oil and the encirclement of Russia. So far Iraq and Afghanistan have been occupied with NATO is incharge of Afghanistan. Georgia was of strategic importance as oil from the caspian sea went under it.

Sam Houston, Houston, USA

EU and NATO has been slow to admit nations into their group. Russia provides a lot of the energy needs for eastern europe. Look for Russia to start rasing energy prices for ukraine and other countries.

Sam Houston, Houston, USA

These anti-missiles complex doesn't make Poland protected, but make them a strategical place, first priority to attack.

I'm sad, that previous century brings so many stereotypes of Russia. People changes. But our government now is a peoples of soviet days. I don't know, can we trust them or not.

Andrey M, Norilsk, Russia

Last week Poland was independent today it's not any more. The Mafia also said they would 'protect' your business if you 'agree' to pay them, lowe and behold if you miss a payment or want out.

Chris, Southhampton,

MD Revadze G, Yes, life was good for members of the CPSU and their friends.

PS, We hope you are enjoying the new socialist paradise in Cardiff. Shame about the weather, but did you get free schoolbooks and prescriptions back in the USSR?

Albert, Paris,

I think all this saber rattling is being done to help Sen McCain get elected. He had said earlier that this type of situation will help him by scaring Americans vote for him. This is all a trick by neo-cons in America

AJ, Buffalo, USA

So-called "Freedom" in West and "live under tyranny" in USSR
is a myth.Live in Soviet Georgia 25 years ago was a lot better than UK nowdays.We lived in peace,stability,free high standards medical care and education for our children.EU will never reach the bloom of art,theatre etc we had.

MD Revadze G., Cardiff,

Actually the russian general had said a bit different not like it's written in the article. The sense is that if you deploy the system you are exposing yourself to a strike. From Iran or North Korea or somewhere else. I fully agree with poles. They can do whatever they want. It's their life.

Alexey Novikov, Saarbruecken, Germany

It is not the best time for the news of missile defense system.Poland will become a pawn in the hands of Americans.

Dar, Rotheram, UK

In my opinion it's a bit masochistic that they deploy this system but who cares? It's their life. If they want to have a lot of american soldiers at the streets and be a target for Iran, North Korea or another "bad" country. Why not? Who cares?

Alexey Novikov, Saarbruecken, Germany

If you look at map of Europe you find that the best places to put antimissiles to protect EU against Iranian missiles are Georgia, Turkey, Romania, etc.Poland is too far away and close to Moscow. Please remenber that the world nearly ended in 1962 when US reacted when Russia put missiles in Cuba.

Peter, Melbourne, Australia

As usual the only idea behind the Russian / Sowiet politisc is the pure FORCE. The present Russia is a KGB country, governed by the KGB officers. In their eyes any neigbouring country of Russian can be either a enemy or vassal.

pawel, warsaw, poland

This article lies. He had said different thing. He meant that if you deploy the system you become a target for your enemy. If this system is against Iran then Iran will be trying to destroy it firstly. Therefore, Poland will be in trouble again. A bit masochistic I think.

Alexey Novikov, Saarbruecken, Germany

Here we go again - history repeating itself.

This time the Russians instead of the Germans and a lot of weasily European politicians running around like headless chickens.

Perhaps we should start investing heavily in our military before its too late.

Rob, Essex, England

What's this, another way of weedling more money out of the west?
The Russians are bluffers, hence the Iron Curtain to hide their inadequacies. Their technology sucks.
They are dead men walking against western war machines, and they know it.

Bobby, Moscow, Russia

Chris - London - you say 1934-1939 history repeats....?
I have a dreadful sinking feeling that you are right - your simple statement sums this situation up perfectly. Technology and social values may have changed but human nature has not since 1939 and therein is the danger posed by recent events.

Gary Legg, Godalming, England

This is clearly the wrong translation of general's words. He meant that whoever is to attack with nuclear weapons (USA say they mean Iran?), would first bomb the defence system. Who would care to bomb Poland without it? And BTW, this defence is useless against current Russian missiles.

Anton, Moscow, Russia

What do you expect?
a) If you put directly anti-Russia missile system - there will be a response. I think it is direct provocation
b) What is strange in what russian general said. If there is a potential military conflict, all parties first of all will try to destroy the communications of enemy

Valery, London, UK

'Time for Germany and other western Europeans to find a new source of oil and gas. Also, time for my native Norway to start bringing that defense back up to speed.

Ian, Washington, DC

Can someone please explain to me why the neo-Stalinist regime in Russia has been issuing Russian passports to ctizens of a soverign nation like Georgia over the past several years, if not to store and stoke up confrontation? Perhaps the US should start issuing passports to Khazakstan and Azerbaijan?

Frank, London, UK

Considering the US actions with Iraq, Panama, Grenada, etc and the unilateral Monroe doctrine, what difference is there with Russia? Apparently the Georgians shot first.

Pete Sanders, Inverness, USA

As if a western country stating support for Poland would ever lead to anything.

Arthur Pewty, Uxbridge,

The system is defensive not offensive and should only be of concern to Russia if it harbours aspirations of attacking Europe with missiles.

As for Nogovitsyn's statement, view it as being for the consumption of Russians. It will not have caused any pulses to race in NATO.

Richard Crow , Warsaw, Poland

I see the Russian bloggers coming out of the woodworks, nice propoganda. Ever consider what Poland wants is protection from Russian aggression?

In the end, who is on who's soil and why? Time to send a trip wire force to both Poland and Georgia.

David, San Francisco, USA

Russia is showing its true colors. Too bad so many people in the West don't understand what it is like to live in the Russian sphere of influence. All the former Soviet states and satellite nations are against Russia and for Georgia because they understand what its like to live under tyranny.

John, Porltnad, USA

I`m very proud of his agrement. Russia must know that Poland is an independent country and can provide your own international policy.

Piter, Telaki, Poland

Solution: Double the number of anti-missile batteries in Poland. Install offensive nukes in Poland, targeting Moscow. Move NATO's bases from Germany to Poland.

John Hampton, Washington, DC,

Medvedev is obviously quite right to point out that the timing of this U.S.-Poland deal proves that these missiles are aimed at Russia and not Iran or North Korea. "Provocative" is the right word. The problem is that, post-Cold War, the U.S. has not wanted in Russia a partner, but a client/colony.

Alex, Toronto,

American have no repsect, for any one except thier own polices. The truth now has come out about the American plans, I find it poetic, the Polish are suxing up to Georgia, when it was A Georgian in change of Russia (Stalin) that visted so much pain on them. Russians also suffered under Stalin..

Darren, London, UK

Dear All! At the matter of fact Poland has his independent will to assigned alliances with everyone. We are free to choose. Being angry and dangerous for CE countries they should rather rethink their history themself and find a right answer for question: how to be a better neighbour for everybody?

Jacek, Warsaw, Poland

Welcome to those black years of Cold War. United States insists in put its own interests above all mankind.

Tacito Rolim, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Its not the USSR anymore. I'm not sure we need to worry about what a single General says from a country with such an unruly military as Russia. The most alarming thing of all about the situation is the fuel dependency. Time we used our coal, and found ways to set ourselves free from oil and gas.

David B, Larkhall, UK

It is very convenient for US to fight far from it's borders - at the end it is Europeans and Russians who have to figure out if something goes wrong with some of their red buttons.And USA is far, far away. As in the conflict of Russia with Georgia over South Ossetia.

Alex, Toronto, Canada

@Artem, Moscow
I regret that Polish and Russians, both Slavic nations can't understand each other.
Looking from the Polish perspective I can say that a good relationship with Russia is a politic theme of every election in Poland. I regret that the opposite is not the political theme in Russia.

Andrzej, Breda, NL

I agree with Artem, let's hope that Russian leaders do not take the bait and ignore our leaders. There will be a change in our leaders in just a few months so hold in there. I am not sure why the US is not doing more business with Russia anyway, we should be working together as friends.

Tom, Nome, USA

This is even more reason to build a missile defence, not less. I would sleep a lot easier if I knew that any Russian 'accidental' nuclear launch could be neutralised. This is not a country to trust and any arms reduction talks should be held from a position of maximum strength - with missile defence

Robert, London, UK

As if Poland weren't a target for the Russian terrorists already. The russian imperialists can't stand up like the rest of the human race without leaning on their neighbours. Tired old dogma from a tired nation I bet the Kremlin think the beating up of a little nation is good publicity.

mykal, Aldershot, England

1934-1939 history repeats.....?

chris, london, england

The russians never had any regards fro human lives. They have demonstrated again against Georgia.Poorly-euipped drunken soldiers kill, assassinate innocent people,journalists. It is remind me the murderous bosnian army's actions in sarajevo.Putin has to be trialed for war crimes and murder!

Steve , Windsor, England

As a Polish cictizen I want to ask you Artem few questions: is it allowed in our century to say: "we will bombe you because we do not accept your aliences"? And the oil, what is the matter?, I am affraid that your politicians have an intention to use oil as an political instrument, is'n it?

Krzysztof, Krakow, Poland

We are doomed;I don't see how Obama or McCain can look into the eyes of Putin/Medvedev and see their souls.

Sam, Dallas, USA

They're in the right here, though. Poland is it's own country now, and Russia can't be allowed to veto its internal affairs simply because of the historical relationship they had vis a vis the USSR. Anyway the Russians are sane enough to refrain from initiating a nuclear war over this...I hope.

Matt, Chicago, IL, USA

The amazing thing here is that the Russians still genuinely don't seem to understand why nobody trusts them

Richard, Bexhill, UK

The goverment of US leads us all to World War III. It will be the end of mankind.

Adrian, Palma, Spain

There probably is intelligent life on other planets.....but not ours.

Phil, Ladysmith, Canada

I hope to wake up in the morning and Bush has gone home to Crawford, Texas forever. He and his foreign policies are dangerous to the world.

Don, Frederick, Maryland

I think that the US has engineered this situation in Georgia to see gauge the reaction of Russia .Perhaps the CIA stirred things up in the background and encouraged the Georgians to make moves on Sth Ossettia, this would not be beyond their type of behaviour.

mike, new york, usa

And now we find out from Human Rights Watch who have photographic and actual evidence (so you Russians can't say that they are making things up as a western conspiracy or whatever you call it) that Russia has been using Cluster Bombs in Georgia - disgraceful! Let's get Putin in for war crimes trial.

Kevin, Preston, United Kingdom

General Anatoly Nogovitsyn forgets that Poland is not a "Soviet" satellite, but now is a member state of NATO - an attack on one is an attack on all signatories of the NATO treaty. President Bush is also wrong -- the cold war never ended, it was only put on "Hold" regardless of wishful thinking.

Dennis Eagan, Colorado Springs, US

As an American citizen I have to say that I believe the United States is in the wrong. We should stop poking our nose where it does not belong. We are becoming an overarching force comparable to Rome at the height of her decadence. We are inviting disaster on ourselves.

Brian Hendrickson, ST. LOUIS , USA

Is Bush the pot or the kettle?

Bob Noll, Bremerton,

Bibleman Bush should know the one, do unto your neighbors as you would have your neighbors do unto you, and he knows The Monroe Doctrine, I am sure, so why is the US pushing Nato up to the Russian border? The US has for some time been bad in our actions towards Russia. Georgia was wrong to invade.

obeara, sarasota fl, USA

Shouldn't military doctrine allow the use of nuclear weapons only in response to a nuclear attack?
(Anyone who doesn't get this is a pitiful warmonger)

Jimmy, London,

Foolish poland pilitics, why they agreed? They have big pipeline, the best protection. Now they have only patriots. Patriots against oil? The usa leaders don't think about anyone in this world, but we are living in the one place.

Artem, Moscow, Russia

why is the US has to make the situation worse than what it is by releasing the news about the missiles defense system in Poland

joseph, Cape Coral, USA