Showing posts with label Sergey Lavrov. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sergey Lavrov. Show all posts

Friday, May 17, 2013

Russia sends at least 12 warships to Syria

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Deployment presumably a warning to Israeli and Western officials regarding military intervention against Assad


Illustrative photo of the Russian warship Varyag (photo credit: CC BY randychiu, Flickr)

In a move considered aggressive by US and European officials, Russia has sent at least 12 warships to patrol waters near its naval base in Tartous, Syria.
The deployment appears to be a warning to Israeli and Western officials against military intervention in Syria’s bloody civil war, which has now claimed the lives of over 80,000 people.

Friday, May 10, 2013

Russia defends anti-aircraft delivery to Syria

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (photo credit: AP/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

Russia’s foreign minister has defended his country’s sales of antiaircraft systems to Syria, insisting they are not banned by international law.
Speaking in Warsaw on Friday, Sergey Lavrov appeared to avoid saying clearly whether Moscow would sell Syria advanced S-300 batteries.