Middle-East Showdown: Tensions Continue To Escalate
* Russia Knows Exactly What The Fuss Is About* * * * * * * * Sergey Lavrov says he can’t understand what all the fuss is about. In interviews in the last few days, the Russian foreign minister has asserted Moscow’s obligation — never mind its right — to honor a contract to supply President Bashar Assad’s regime in Syria with advanced S-300 air defense batteries, state-of-the-art systems that can intercept fighter jets and cruise missiles. * * * *The four-part reasoning Lavrov advances: (1) Russia’s arms sales credibility would be shattered were it to renege on the deal; (2) Russia ... more »
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