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We now know what those six Russian warships that reportedly entered Syrian territorial waters last week were carrying. Aside from representing a show of strength to discourage NATO powers from launching a military attack, on board were Russian technical experts ready to help Damascus set up a sophisticated missile defense system sold to them by Moscow.
“Russian warships that have reached waters off Syria in recent days were carrying, among other things, Russian technical advisors who will help the Syrians set up an array of S-300 missiles Damascus has received in recent weeks, a report i
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Gaddafi's demise cost Russia billions of dollars in arms sales and jeopardized several oil and infrastructure deals.
Volk said Syria was "practically the only ally of Russia in the Middle East".
It has been a hard-currency buyer of Russian weapons and hosts a naval maintenance facility on the Mediterranean that is the closest thing Russia has to a military base outside the former Soviet Union.
Syria accounted for 7 percent of Russia's total of $10 billion in arms deliveries abroad in 2010, according to the Russian defense think tank CAST.
To be seen as giving in on Syria would deepen discontent in the arms industry and hand United Russia's electoral rivals, the Communists and flamboyant nationalist Vladimir Zhirinovsky's LDPR, fodder for campaign rhetoric.
Originally posted by popsmayhem
Way late there buddy just look at front page
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Originally posted by Itop1
I have a friend in syria and he confirms everything about how the government are trying to squash the revolution with brute force.
Originally posted by Wolvo
Are you sane? You are Happy about Russia arming the opposition? And your from the UK.
You are a patriotic, clever man arnt you...
Originally posted by HangTheTraitors
Originally posted by Itop1
I have a friend in syria and he confirms everything about how the government are trying to squash the revolution with brute force.
Lots of posters popping up lately claiming that they have "friends" in certain key countries that are in question about their actual quality-of-life...
Pics or its a lie!
the syrian government are killing innocent people including children
i have a friend in Syria who tells me the oposite of your info,and russian tv reporters have been there and recorded peaceful streets in most of cities, That is a fact. U can lie someone else.
Originally posted by Itop1
You're miss informed, as we speak, the syrian government are killing innocent people including children, a big majority of Syrian people want him to go, he doesn't want to go so he sends his military to stamp down the revolution, some times a cake is just a cake.
I have a friend in syria and he confirms everything about how the government are trying to squash the revolution with brute force.
Originally posted by John0Doe
i have a friend in Syria who tells me the oposite of your info,and russian tv reporters have been there and recorded peaceful streets in most of cities, That is a fact. U can lie someone else.
Originally posted by Itop1
You're miss informed, as we speak, the syrian government are killing innocent people including children, a big majority of Syrian people want him to go, he doesn't want to go so he sends his military to stamp down the revolution, some times a cake is just a cake.
I have a friend in syria and he confirms everything about how the government are trying to squash the revolution with brute force.
Russia condemns "terrorist" acts against Syrian civilians and urges the opposition to abandon the tactics of violence and open negotiations with the authorities, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Monday.