Kaczyński and Obama not on the same page

President Lech Kaczyński and President-elect Barack Obama spoke late on Friday over the phone after which a statement was posted on the President's website stating that Obama has assured Poland that the US plans to install elements of the anti-missile shield. This statement was reversed as Obama's aide in Washington said he had given no commitment to deploy the system.

A statement on the Polish presidential website said: "He [Obama] stated that the anti-missile-shield project would be continued." This was later retracted. A senior Obama foreign policy advisor commented on the conversation, "President Kaczyński raised missile defense, but President-elect Obama made no commitment on it," Denis McDonough told Reuters.

Poland has agreed to host elements of the US missile defense shield locating 10 interceptor missiles on Polish soil. Some Polish politicians have expressed fears that Obama might not follow through with the plan. During his campaign, Obama said that he supports deploying a missile defense system only if it successfully tests before the launch.

Sources: PAP, Reuters, President of the Republic of Poland website