Russia's Latest Move To Stymie U.S. Efforts in Central Europe

Russian President Dmitri Medvedev issued an order Nov. 23 to Russia's army commanders to prepare to deploy short-range ballistic missiles to Kaliningrad, the Russian exclave bordering Lithuania and Poland. This is the latest and most direct move showing that the 2009 "reset" in relations between Moscow and Washington was a temporary truce, as Russia is now focusing on preventing the deployment of U.S. military equipment and forces in Central Europe.