WARSAW, Poland, Feb. 5 (UPI) -- Polish Defense Minister Radoslaw Sikorsky has resigned after a reported dispute with Prime Minister Jaroslaw Kazcynski over a U.S. missile shield in Europe.
A spokesperson for the Defense Ministry Monday said Sikorsky had stepped down but stopped short of offering the reason for his resignation, the Polish news agency PAP said.
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The Serbian news agency Tanjug said Polish media had reported a growing conflict between Sikorsky and Kazcynski, who criticized the defense minister for the way he was negotiating talks with Washington about stationing a U.S. anti-missile defense system in Poland.
No further details were immediately available.
