Russia delivers new missile defense system to Syria, despite US warnings [View all]
Source: The Hill
BY MEGAN KELLER - 10/02/18 04:54 PM EDT
Russia announced Tuesday that it completed a delivery of a new missile defense system to Syria, despite U.S. warnings against the arrangement.
"The work was finished a day ago," Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu told President Vladimir Putin in a meeting broadcasted by Rossiya 24 TV, according to Reuters.
National security adviser John Bolton warned last week that the U.S. would view the delivery as "a significant escalation" in Syria's ongoing civil war and expressed America's hope that "they would reconsider" the decision.
"We would regard introducing the S-300 a major mistake," he added.
Read more: https://thehill.com/policy/defense/409541-russia-delivers-new-missile-system-to-syria-despite-uss-warnings
The Russians see past Trump's protestations of strength to the feckless weakling inside.
"...America's hope that they would 'reconsider' the decision." How macho!
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