Putin says nuclear-capable missiles not yet put in Kaliningrad

Russian President Vladimir Putin takes part in a televised news conference in Moscow, on December 19, 2013. President Putin said on Thursday, dec 19, 2013, that Russia had not yet decided to place nuclear-capable Iskander missiles in the exclave
Russian President Vladimir Putin takes part in a televised news conference in Moscow, on December 19, 2013. President Putin said on Thursday, dec 19, 2013, that Russia had not yet decided to place nuclear-capable Iskander missiles in the exclave region of Kaliningrad that borders the European Union. -- PHOTO: REUTERS

MOSCOW (AFP) - President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia had not yet decided to place nuclear-capable Iskander missiles in the exclave region of Kaliningrad that borders the European Union.

"We have not made such a decision yet. Let them calm down," Putin told reporters. The Russian defence ministry had said earlier this week that Moscow had placed the Iskander missiles in the Western Military District, a region that includes Kaliningrad.

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