Polish President accuses Obama of betraying Poland

Obamas decision to cancel a promised missile defence system has angered Polish President Bronislaw

Komoroswki who now wants Poland to build its own missile shield to ensure national defence.
"Our mistake was that by accepting the American offer of a shield we failed to take into account the political risk associated with a change of president,"

"We paid a high political price. We do not want to make the same mistake again. We must have a missile system as an element of our defences."

The Republican candidate has accused President Obama of "abandoning Poland" by cancelling the missile defence plan in order to aid his much-criticised attempt to "reset" relations with Moscow.

Mr Obama's decision to scrap George W Bush's original missile shield dismayed the Polish government, especially as many Poles saw it as an attempt to appease Russia, Poland's historical and Cold War foe.
6th August 2012