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NATO and Washington have poured cold water on Moscow's offer to use a Russia-operated radar base in Azerbaijan as an alternative to a possible American site in central Europe, saying the proposal will not halt the ongoing US negotiations with Prague and Warsaw.
to stick to (neprav. sloveso: stick, stuck, stuck) – držet se čeho missile shield – raketový deštník to pour – nalít to offer – nabídnout to use – použít radar base – radarová základna possible – možný site – místo, stanoviště proposal – návrh to halt – zastavit ongoing – pokračující negotiations – vyjednávání, jednání.
"I don't think that the offer by president Putin – the proposal he made in Heiligendam on the Azeri radar site - is going to replace or be an alternative for the bilateral negotiation between the US and Poland and the US and the Czech Republic," NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer said after a meeting of the NATO-Russia Council on Thursday (14 June). US defence secretary Robert Gates was also "very explicit" in telling his Russian counterpart Anatoly Serdyukov that the Azeri radar is "an additional capability" and the White House "intended to proceed with the radar in the Czech Republic." The Russian defence minister himself made no public appearance and no comment in response.
to think – myslet proposal – nabídka to replace – nahradit negotiation – jednání between – mezi defence secretary – ministr obrany explicit – jednoznačný counterpart – protějšek additional – dodatečný, doplňkový capability – schopnost the White House – Bílý dům to intend – zamýšlet, mít v úmyslu to proceed – pokračovat public – veřejný to make appearance – objevit se, vystoupit (např. na veřejnosti) response – odpověď.
Precisely one week ago, president Vladimir Putin tabled a proposal to build a joint site in the Russia-rented radar station Gabala in Azerbaijan, saying he had already secured agreement from Baku. Earlier, Mr Putin threatened to target Russian weapons at European territory if the US places 10 interceptor missiles in Poland and a radar base in the Czech Republic – something the Pentagon claims is meant to defend the US and Europe from "rogue states" such as Iran, but the Kremlin sees as hostile to itself.
precisely – přesně to table – položit a stůl proposal – návrh joint – společný site – místo, stanoviště rented – pronajatý to secure – zajistit, pojistit si agreement – souhlas, dohoda earlier – dříve, v dřívější době to threaten – hrozit to target – zamířit weapon – zbraň to place – umístit to intercept – zadržet, zastavit to claim – tvrdit to defend – bránit rogue – lotr hostile – nepřátelský.
Připravuje Markéta Frýbová