The United States found a new compromise solution to deal with the sensitive issue of the missile shield in Europe, the Russian press reads. Namely, the solution is a proposal that Russian officers be admitted to observe the works at the American Czech and Polish bases. In the same time, Washington imposes a condition: American experts should be admitted as well in Russian military bases of air defence system, Vremia Novostei reads quoting sources within the Kremlin administration.

According to the publication, the issue will be dealt with at Soci, where American President George W. Bush is to meet his Russian counterpart after the NATO Summit. Experts argue that concessions made by the two countries cannot be considered as equal since Russians will be only admitted to observe the peripheric facilities of the shield while Americans will be able to observe the air defense system of Moscow.