Russia Says It Will Ship Missiles to Syria [View all]
Source: Wall Street Journal
Moscow plans to deliver already contracted ground-to-air missile systems to Syria, Russian officials said Friday, pressing ahead with an arms transfer that U.S. officials say could significantly strengthen Damascus's ability to ward off an attack.
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"Russia is not planning to sell. Russia already sold them a long time ago. It has signed the contracts and is completing deliveries, in line with the agreed contracts, of equipment that is anti-aircraft technology," Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told reporters in Warsaw.
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"We're supplying the legitimate regime that doesn't violate any international agreements," Mr. Putin said last month, renewing his calls for an arms embargo on all sides in the conflict.
The U.S. and allied powers have increasingly discussed in recent weeks military action without a U.N. mandate in support of Syria rebels. Russia analysts said the Kremlin's threat to sell anti-aircraft weapons complicate any Western planning for military strikes and could amount to a Russian veto on such action.
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These are not the type of weapons used to fight Syria's civil war. These weapons will help prevent foreign intervention that would heighten the risk of the war spreading throughout the region.
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