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**•REC** · **•REC** 14877 User ID: 14877 06-24-2012 11:29 AM **Posts: 21,076**

Ship to carry Russian helicopters back to Syria: Ifax

A ship carrying Russian helicopters to Syria, which turned back after its insurance was cut, was expected to sail back to Syria accompanied by at least one other vessel, Interfax reported on Sunday, citing a military source.

The ship, which entered the Russian port of Murmansk on Sunday to change its flag to the Russian Standard, will not be accompanied by military vessels, the source said, speaking on condition of anonymity.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/06/2...3L20120624

**•REC** · **•REC** 14877 User ID: 14877 06-27-2012 12:35 AM **Posts: 21,076**

Russia halts plans to supply S-300 missile system to Syria

Russia’s main weapons producer has allegedly suspended its contract with Syria to supply S-300 long-range missile systems. Russia’s ‘Vedomosti’ daily published the report, citing unnamed sources within the military-industrial complex.

The very fact of the contract’s existence was not known until it was revealed in an annual report made only last week and published online by the makers of the S-300 systems, Almaz-Antey.

The report states that the company’s largest contracts are with Algeria (which is paying $39 million for a long-range missile defense system), and Syria, which signed a contract for the same system for $105 million.

The report also says that deliveries on the Syrian contract are expected to be made between 2012 and 2013. But ‘Vedomosti’ claims two separate sources, who chose to remain anonymous, have said deliveries have been put on the back-burner “after a direct order from above.”

More at link- http://www.rt.com/news/russia-halts-syri...tract-822/

**LoP Guest** lop guest User ID: 79990 06-27-2012 01:30 AM

Powhatan Wrote:

I wonder how our side would feel if the russians took it upon themselves to stop one of our arms shipments to Israel.
I would be suprised if Putin backs down.

exactly what give Hillary the right to intefere with russia which is one of the 5 nation on the security council with a veto. USA cant touch RUssia.!