U.S. to Poland instead of placing ten missiles interceptor on its territory to place the command centers of the SM-3 interceptors. Also continuing negotiations with the U.S. on the deployment of air defense systems Patriot. The contract to supply the complexes can be signed at the end of the month during a visit to Poland of U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, said “Kommersant”.

In September, the U.S. announced that they refuse the plan of the former U.S. administration to place interceptors in Poland and radar in the Czech Republic in favor of a more flexible air defense system, which would be based on anti-missile missile ship-based SM-3.

This caused discontent of Poland and the Czech Republic leadership, hoping for military support from the United States. Many Polish and Czech politicians have argued that Washington’s decision was a concession to Moscow, and undermines the security of U.S. allies in Eastern Europe. Experts note that the new arrangements are perceived in the Polish society as positive, because it does not look like one-sided draft of Americans, but as a European initiative.

It is planned that the deployment of missile defense will take place in four phases and be completed by 2020. In the first phase, which presumably will extend to 2011, Europe will deploy sea-based Aegis system with anti-missile SM-3 Block 1A. Media point out that Poland will be set up command centers just for these systems. Missile SM-3 Blosk 2B, which will appear in 2020, to protect to protect the United States and its allies not only on the medium-range missiles, but also from intercontinental ballistic missiles.

Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said yesterday that the new system does not bear such risks for Russia, as the previous configuration.