Russia sends warships, missiles to Syria

H/T M

Washington Times:

By Cheryl K. Chumley

The Washington Times

Friday, May 17, 2013

  • ** FILE ** Vladimir Putin has shown little interest in resetting Russian relations with the U.S. once again during his third term as president. (Ria Novosti via Associated Press)

Russia has sent more than a dozen war ships to patrol the waters near Syria, U.S. military spokesmen said on Friday.

The country also gave Syria supersonic anti-ship cruise missiles, model P-800 Onika, United Press International reported. The message: Moscow is fully supportive of Syrian President Bashar Assad, U.S. officials believe.

Still, other U.S. officials are saying the missiles are actually headed to Hezbollah in Lebanon — realizing Israel’s greatest concern. More airstrikes from Israel could be on the way, military analysts say in the UPI report.

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3 Replies to “Russia sends warships, missiles to Syria”

  1. any thing to stop our arrogant and deluded “leaders” getting involved in that sectarian bloodfest.
    always at some other, much poorer, grunts expense.
    i hope the russki kit works well.

  2. When the US is weak the major wars begin, when we are strong there is peace.

  3. TOP U.S. MILITARY OFFICER SAYS RUSSIAN SHIPMENT OF MISSILES ILL-TIMED AND VERY UNFORTUNATE

    Following media reports that Russia was shipping advanced missiles to the Assad regime in Syria, a top US military officer condemned the move as “unfortunate”, saying it could embolden Assad’s forces and prolong the conflict.

    General Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told Reuters: It’s at the very least an unfortunate decision that will embolden the regime and prolong the suffering, so it’s ill-timed and very unfortunate.

    Dempsey said he was referring specially to to anti-ship missiles – a more sophisticated weapon fitted with advanced radar that makes them more effective, according to officials quoted in The New York Times.

    http://www.itv.com/news/update/2013-05-17/us-russian-shipment-of-arms-to-syria-unfortunate/