France's President Nicolas Sarkozy (L), welcomes Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev (R) at the start of a EU-Russia summit in Nice, November 14, 2008. Pictured at rear is Christian Estrosi, the mayor of Nice. REUTERS/Pascal Deschamps (FRANCE)From International Herald Tribune:
NICE: President Dmitri Medvedev of Russia on Friday backed away from his threat last week to deploy missiles on Europe's borders, but only on the condition that President-elect Barack Obama take up a call Medvedev issued with France to hold a summit on European security by next summer.
The Russian leader, who issued bellicose threats against the United States just hours after Obama won the U.S. election last week, argued at a summit in Nice on Friday that all countries "should refrain from unilateral steps" before such discussions on European security take place.
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Update #1: French and Russian presidents condemn US missile plans -- The Guardian
Update #2: EU, Russia Discuss European Missile Defense -- Voice Of America
My Comment: They are all waiting for President Obama to show up on the scene.