Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Russia Shows It's Support Of The Syrian Regime

Naval personnel standing Sunday in front of the Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov in the city of Tartus. Reuters

Russian Warships Pay Visit To Syrian Port -- Moscow Times

wo Russian warships arrived in Syria on Sunday, news agencies reported, a visit that will likely be seen as a show of force and a display of support for President Bashar Assad's government.

Five ships, including aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov and destroyer Admiral Chabanenko, put in at Russia's naval maintenance and supply facility in the Syrian port of Tartus, Interfax said.

The ships were to be on their way on Monday, a Navy spokesman was cited by the news agency as saying. Earlier reports said the vessels, part of a group of Russian ships currently in the Mediterranean, were expected to spend several days at the Tartus facility, one of the Russian Navy's few outposts abroad.

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Update: Russian warships leave Syrian port of Tartus -- RIA Novosti

My Comment: Russia is making their loyalties well known. But .... if the rebels should succeed in overthrowing the Assad regime .... they are not going to forget what Russia did during this rebellion.

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