World | Russia Russia Rips US Missile Defense Offer White House proposal is still 'unilateral,' says defense minister By Jason Farago Posted Nov 27, 2007 10:00 AM CST Copied U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, left, and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov seen at a news conference in Moscow, Friday, Oct. 12, 2007. (Associated Press) American and Russian plans to collaborate on a missile defense program suffered another blow today as Russia's foreign minister blasted American offers as "a significant rollback" from earlier promises. US proposals amounted to a "unilateral" American effort that would seek help and information from Russia, and no more, the minister said in Washington after meeting with Condoleezza Rice. Supporters say the system, to be built in Poland and the Czech Republic, could counter the rise of Iran as a nuclear state, but Moscow believes that Washington also hopes to weaken Russia's nuclear deterrent and gain influence in Eastern Europe. Washington continues to rebuff Vladimir Putin's offer to share a Russian-operated nuclear facility in Azerbaijan. Read These Next Trump reportedly wants a $230M payout from the DOJ. Online boo-bears go after the demo firm tearing White House apart. Trump nominee who said he has 'a Nazi streak' withdraws. RFK Jr. offered his wife a fake separation. Report an error