Yak-130 combat training aircraft. © RIA Novosti. Anton Denisov
Russia To Halt Arms Shipments To Syria -- Voice Of America
A senior Russian defense official said Moscow will no longer sell any weapons to Syria until the situation there calms down, as a Syrian activist group said the death toll from the Syrian conflict has surpassed 17,000.
Vyacheslav Dzirkaln, the deputy chief of the Russian military and technical cooperation agency, said Monday that Russia will not sign any more arms deals, deliver any more weapons or ship any spare parts for weapons delivered earlier.
The United States and other world leaders have pushed Russia to stop helping Damascus crackdown on the opposition there.
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More News On Russia Suspending Arm Sales To Syria
No Russian Arms Supplies to Syria ‘Until Stabilization’ -- RIA Novosti
Russia halts military sales to Syria -- UPI
Russia halts sales of new weapons to Syria -- Bloomberg Businessweek/AP
Agencies: Russia to suspend new arms to Syria -- Jerusalem Post/Reuters
Russia suspends arms sales to Syria -- The Australian/AFP
Russia says it’s stopping new arms sales to Syria -- The Hill
Report: Russia Halting Arms Shipments to Syria -- National Journal
Russia will not deliver fighter jets to Syria as situation remains ‘unresolved’ -- Al Arabiya News
My Comment: This is big news .... and long overdue. Russia sees changes coming in Syria .... and by halting arm sales arm sales to Syria is bluntly telling everyone that they have decided to not support the Assad regime.
Update: Russia's About-face Could Mean Syria's Assad Is on His Way Out -- USA Today
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