Israel has warned the United States that Russia plans to sell advanced weapons to Syria, a report in the Wall Street Journal Thursday said. The deal is set to take place in the coming months.
Israel has obtained information that Russia plans to sell to the regime of Bashar al-Assad advanced S-300 long-range surface to air missiles. It is suspected that Syria already has older versions of the missiles. According to intelligence reports, Russia sent several S-300 batteries and spare parts in 2011, to help Assad fight the rebels who had begun attacking the regime.
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My guess is by the time the missiles arrive and are ready to operate, Assad will be long gone. Which makes this deal even more dangerous.
25 years since the Berlin Wall came down and Russia still supports the opposite of who the US supports. Cold War is over guys.