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U.S. Dangles Offer to Russia on Missile Checks at Key NATO Bases

  • Proposal requires reciprocal checks from some Russian sites
  • Comes as Russia sustains military buildup near Ukraine
U.S. Army servicemen salute during the inauguration ceremony of the Aegis Ashore Romania facility at the Deveselu military base in 2016.

U.S. Army servicemen salute during the inauguration ceremony of the Aegis Ashore Romania facility at the Deveselu military base in 2016.

Photographer: Daniel Mihailescu/AFP/Getty Images

The Biden administration has informed the Kremlin it is willing to discuss giving Russia a way to verify there aren’t offensive Tomahawk cruise missiles stationed at sensitive NATO missile-defense bases in Romania and Poland, according to people familiar with the matter.

The U.S. proposal is aimed at allaying Moscow’s concerns the launchers could be used to target Russia. One person added any agreement would only happen after discussion with allies, especially Poland and Romania, and would need to be reciprocated with a number of Russian bases housing ground-launched weapons.