Posted on 05/28/2013 5:48:49 AM PDT by RummyChick
A top Russian diplomat confirmed that Moscow will provide Syria with state-of-the art air defense missiles to prevent foreign intervention in the country.
Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov wouldn't say whether Russia has shipped any of the long-range S-300 air defense missile systems, but added that Moscow isn't going to abandon the deal despite strong Western and Israeli criticism.
Ryabkov said the deal helps restrain some "hot heads" considering a military intervention in Syria.
Russia has been the key ally of Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime, protecting it from the United Nations sanctions and providing it with weapons despite the civil war there that has claimed over 70,000 lives.
Ryabkov's statement comes a day after European Union's decision to lift an arms embargo to Syrian opposition.
(Excerpt) Read more at haaretz.com ...
The Russians should instead just ship them burnt scrap metal to start with and save them from the collateral damage.
Let the Russians have it and their nat gas monopoly in the EU. Natural gas isn’t worth dying over. If the Euros want to lay down their kids’ bodies for cheaper nat gas, let ‘em.
Yeh we need to sit this one out. May the best Godless Muzzie win. :-)
Russia also has their only Meditteranean naval base in Syria, at Tartus.
the rebels are al quaida, genius.
Assad and Russia are fighting Iran and al quaida
Thanks RummyChick. Off-again, on-again, another sign that it’s a Russian quagmire.
If you’d like to be on or off, please FR mail me.
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“McCain meets with rebel leaders in Syria”
It looks like McCain has turned into a gofer for Hussein.
Iran is on Russia and Syria’s side. Assad helped al-qaeda kill our soldiers in Iraq and now he is getting his reward. Good, he deserves it.
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