Monday, December 22, 2008
Russia Denies Supplying Iran With Missiles Capable Of Repelling Israeli Air Strike
From Haaretz:
Russia reassured Israel on Sunday that it stands by its commitment not to supply Iran with advanced S-300 anti-aircraft missiles despite an Iranian lawmaker's statement that the system "is being delivered to Iran."
"You will be the first to know about any progress or change in the matter of the missiles," Pyotr Stegny, the Russian ambassador to Israel, told top Israeli officials.
Stegny said Russia was not planning to advance the missile deal and had not yet begun to deliver the missiles. "We are adhering to the agreements we reached during Prime Minister Olmert's visit to Moscow."
Russia made its initial commitment regarding this matter to Israel during Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's October visit.
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My Comment: Someone clearly does not have their facts and/or information straight.
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