Medvedev: Ready to cancel Kaliningrad missile plans if President-elect Obama scraps missile defense system in Central Europe.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Thursday that his country could withdraw its missiles deployment near the border of Poland if United States President Barack Obama cancels the planned missile defense system in Central Europe.

According to Medvedev, Moscow had no choice but to react to the plans of the U.S to establish missile and radar systems near the Russian border.

In an interview by Le Figaro, a French newspaper, the Russian President was quoted saying: “But we are ready to abandon this decision to deploy the missiles in Kaliningrad if the new American administration, after analyzing the real usefulness of a system to respond to rogue states, decides to abandon its anti-missile system.”

Kaliningrad (Above): location of the planned Russian missile deployment

Medvedev added that Russia is willing to reflect on a system of global security with the U.S., the European Union states, and the Russian Federation.

The United States has stated that its plan to establish a missile defense system in the Czech Republic and Poland is an important step to protect itself from ‘hostile countries’ nearby.

But Moscow considers this U.S. plan a threat to Russia’s security which is why it plans to send its own defense system near the area.

Medvedev is hopeful that with Obama in Washington, Russia and the United States will have a better relationship.

The Russian President had spoken with Obama by phone.