Putin seems to be floating a few ideas about restoring the “balance of power” in the world. On a visit to Vladivostok, Russia’s premier said Moscow “must continue developing offensive systems” that could fool or overwhelm U.S. missile defenses. Such upgrades, he said, would help “preserve a strategic balance” with the United States.

Putin’s comments come as the United States and Russia try to hammer out a new arms-control accord. According to Putin, the main obstacle to a new agreement is the U.S. focus on building anti-missile defenses. “What is the problem?” he told reporters. “The problem is that our American partners are building an anti-missile shield and we are not building one.”

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