Tweet
RUSSIA SENDS WARSHIPS TO PATROL WATERS NEAR ITS NAVAL BASE IN SYRIA - THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
10:40 ~U 17.05.13
Russia has sent a dozen or more warships to patrol waters near its
naval base in Syria, a buildup that U.S. and European officials see
as a newly aggressive stance meant partly to warn the West and Israel
not to intervene in Syria's bloody civil war, The WSJ reports.
Russia's expanded presence in the eastern Mediterranean, which began
attracting U.S. officials' notice three months ago, represents one
of its largest sustained naval deployments since the Cold War. While
Western officials say they don't fear an impending conflict with
Russia's aged fleet, the presence adds a new source of potential
danger in the region.
The Times Of Israel writes that undeterred by pleas and warnings
from Israel, Russia made clear on Thursday that it will go ahead with
its planned delivery of a highly sophisticated air-defense system to
Syria's President Bashar Assad.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly warned Russian President
Vladimir Putin in an emergency face-to-face meeting on Tuesday that
Moscow's sale of the S-300 missile defense system to Assad could push
the Middle East into war.
Armenian News - Tert.am
10:40 ~U 17.05.13
Russia has sent a dozen or more warships to patrol waters near its
naval base in Syria, a buildup that U.S. and European officials see
as a newly aggressive stance meant partly to warn the West and Israel
not to intervene in Syria's bloody civil war, The WSJ reports.
Russia's expanded presence in the eastern Mediterranean, which began
attracting U.S. officials' notice three months ago, represents one
of its largest sustained naval deployments since the Cold War. While
Western officials say they don't fear an impending conflict with
Russia's aged fleet, the presence adds a new source of potential
danger in the region.
The Times Of Israel writes that undeterred by pleas and warnings
from Israel, Russia made clear on Thursday that it will go ahead with
its planned delivery of a highly sophisticated air-defense system to
Syria's President Bashar Assad.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly warned Russian President
Vladimir Putin in an emergency face-to-face meeting on Tuesday that
Moscow's sale of the S-300 missile defense system to Assad could push
the Middle East into war.
Armenian News - Tert.am