Russia says radar in Czech Republic amounts to meddling in its backyard

Russia is also stepping up opposition to the US missile defense shield in central Europe. Russia's armed forces chief on Tuesday compared the US plan to Moscow deploying missiles in Latin America. Chief of Staff Yury Baluyevsky said on Russia Today television that the US plan to station a tracking radar in the Czech Republic and interceptor missiles in Poland amounted to meddling in Russia's backyard.