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| Russia to Sell Iran Missiles Despite UN Sanctions |
| 2010-05-21 |
| A senior Russian lawmaker says proposed United Nations sanctions against Iran will not affect Russia's plans to sell Tehran surface-to-air missiles. Mikhail Margelov - head of the Federation Council's foreign affairs committee - says Russia's contract to sell Iran S-300 missiles was completed before the proposed sanctions. He also said Friday that Russia is a "responsible seller" of products on foreign markets and is "not interested in the militarization" of the Middle East. Russia signed a contract in 2007 to sell the S-300 missiles to Iran but implementation has been delayed. The United States and Israel have strongly objected to the sale because the missiles could potentially be used to thwart air attacks against Iranian nuclear sites. |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #5 I'm sure ISRAEL still won't be sleeping easy even iff NETTRS are correct in RUSSIA SELLING IRAN CRAPOLA MIL WARES??? |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2010-05-21 22:49 |
| #4 Putin's toying with Barry. Brezhnev had more respect for Carter, who at least had a resolute, clear-eyed Polish-born NSA to set him straight about how the realpolitik Russians play global chess. No wonder Jimmah got so upset about seeing his foreign policy compared to Barry's. |
| Posted by: lex 2010-05-21 14:20 |
| #3 it wouldn't have mattered if the deal was done before the sanctions they would still sell them the stuff for the right price. |
| Posted by: chris 2010-05-21 13:42 |
| #2 So does North Korea, Iran, Pakistan, China, Saudi Arabia, etc... |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2010-05-21 12:47 |
| #1 Russia view Bambi as soft! |
| Posted by: Paul2 2010-05-21 12:20 |