Flames rise from containers after a missile attack at the seaport of the coastal city of Latakia, Syria, December 28, 2021. (SANA/ AP)
Arab Weekly: When Israel bombs Syria, Russia turns a blind eye
The Kremlin is not willing to harm its relations with Israel for the sake of its alliance with Syria and a potential strategic partnership with Iran.
Russia has deployed its most advanced S-400 air defence system to Syria, but the sophisticated weapon does not seem to work against Israeli jets.
It is an open secret that Moscow, an ally of Syria’s President Bashar Al Assad, allows Israel to conduct air strikes against both the Syrian army and Iranian militias operating in the country.
Russia’s supremacy over Syria’s airspace helped turn the conflict in Al Assad’s favour, so why does it allow Israel to carry out its operations unimpeded?
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WNU Editor: Today's Russia will not block or interfere what Israel does. There are over 1.5 million Russian Jews in Israel with close ties to family and friends in Russia. Even Putin has connections .... When Putin met his Jewish German teacher in Israel (Times of Israel).
I guess its not a problem that there is this ethnostate where even the nuclear powers are afraid to speak up about their criminal activity.
ReplyDeleteIt could simply be the Russian air defenses are simply incapable of detecting the Israeli fighter planes.
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