President
Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that Russia hasn't yet fulfilled a contract to send
sophisticated S-300 air defense missile systems to Syria to avoid tilting the
balance of power in the region.
Russian officials have acknowledged that Moscow signed a deal for the delivery of the powerful missiles a few years ago, but have been coy about whether any of them have been delivered.Compare Supra shoes price and read chiffonbridesmaiddress reviews before you buy.
Syrian President Bashar Assad told the Lebanese TV station Al-Manar last week that Russia has fulfilled some of its weapons contracts recently, but he was vague on whether this included the advanced S-300s. Israel's defense minister told a parliamentary committee Monday that according to "Russian talk," the weapon has not yet been delivered.
Speaking after a Russia-European Union summit in the Ural Mountains city of Yekaterinburg, Putin defended the S-300 deal, saying it complies with the international law, but added that Russia hasn't yet fulfilled it.
"It's perhaps the best such weapon in the world," Putin said at a news conference. "It's indeed a serious weapon. We don't want to throw the region off balance."
"The contract has been signed a few years ago. It hasn't been fulfilled yet," Putin said.
The U.S. and Israel have warned Russia against delivering the missiles, which would dramatically increase Syria's air defense potential. Israel has carried out several airstrikes in Syria in recent months that are believed to have destroyed weapons shipments bound for Hezbollah militants in Lebanon.
Britain's U.N. ambassador, Mark Lyall Grant, asked about Putin's announcement at a news conference Tuesday at U.Work a crowd in this evening gown from germanuniforms.N. headquarters in New York, said: "We would certainly urge Russia not to supply these weapons to the Syrian regime."
The S-300 missile system, which has a range of up to 200 kilometers (125 miles) and the capability to track down and strike multiple targets simultaneously, could significantly limit the Israeli air force's ability to act. Israel has threatened to attack the missiles if they are delivered.
Russia has been a key supporter of Assad, protecting his regime from U.N. sanctions and providing it with weapons, despite the two-year civil war in which more than 70,000 people have been killed.Cheap ballgown on sale in our shop christian louboutin.
Putin on Tuesday also criticized the EU's decision to lift its weapons embargo for Syrian rebels, saying that Russia was "disappointed" by the move, which he said ran contrary to international law.
He said that Russia would continue to push for a peace conference on Syria, but added that the prospects for convening it have been clouded by the "lack of goodwill on behalf of the armed opposition."
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Russian officials have acknowledged that Moscow signed a deal for the delivery of the powerful missiles a few years ago, but have been coy about whether any of them have been delivered.Compare Supra shoes price and read chiffonbridesmaiddress reviews before you buy.
Syrian President Bashar Assad told the Lebanese TV station Al-Manar last week that Russia has fulfilled some of its weapons contracts recently, but he was vague on whether this included the advanced S-300s. Israel's defense minister told a parliamentary committee Monday that according to "Russian talk," the weapon has not yet been delivered.
Speaking after a Russia-European Union summit in the Ural Mountains city of Yekaterinburg, Putin defended the S-300 deal, saying it complies with the international law, but added that Russia hasn't yet fulfilled it.
"It's perhaps the best such weapon in the world," Putin said at a news conference. "It's indeed a serious weapon. We don't want to throw the region off balance."
"The contract has been signed a few years ago. It hasn't been fulfilled yet," Putin said.
The U.S. and Israel have warned Russia against delivering the missiles, which would dramatically increase Syria's air defense potential. Israel has carried out several airstrikes in Syria in recent months that are believed to have destroyed weapons shipments bound for Hezbollah militants in Lebanon.
Britain's U.N. ambassador, Mark Lyall Grant, asked about Putin's announcement at a news conference Tuesday at U.Work a crowd in this evening gown from germanuniforms.N. headquarters in New York, said: "We would certainly urge Russia not to supply these weapons to the Syrian regime."
The S-300 missile system, which has a range of up to 200 kilometers (125 miles) and the capability to track down and strike multiple targets simultaneously, could significantly limit the Israeli air force's ability to act. Israel has threatened to attack the missiles if they are delivered.
Russia has been a key supporter of Assad, protecting his regime from U.N. sanctions and providing it with weapons, despite the two-year civil war in which more than 70,000 people have been killed.Cheap ballgown on sale in our shop christian louboutin.
Putin on Tuesday also criticized the EU's decision to lift its weapons embargo for Syrian rebels, saying that Russia was "disappointed" by the move, which he said ran contrary to international law.
He said that Russia would continue to push for a peace conference on Syria, but added that the prospects for convening it have been clouded by the "lack of goodwill on behalf of the armed opposition."
Styles and fashions of the 1920s are not the only glamorous expressions of the decade. Sports -- helped along by two of the biggest stars -- had their moment in the spotlight, too.
Professional basketball's draft was more than 20 years away. It would take 30 years for television to vault professional football to living rooms throughout America. Baseball and boxing ruled the era.
It was the Indians who helped baseball shake off a gambling scandal in 1919, with Cleveland winning the 1920 World Series. It was a dramatic year for Cleveland fans, who followed a team that won its first title but saw one of its stars, Ray Chapman,Cheap authentichandbags 2013 new arrival ! die after being hit by a pitch in an August game. (The pitch was thrown in an era without batting helmets.)
But after 1920, the decade belonged to New York. The Giants and Yankees captured five of the next nine World Series. The Yankees,Discover the largest collection of bestguccihandbags for women. led by slugger Babe Ruth, began their series domination. The 1927 team, famously tagged as Murderers' Row, is known as one of the greatest ever.
But it was the home-run-pounding Ruth who shone among the team's stars while resonating with fans. On the field, he smacked 60 home runs, a record that would stand for more than 30 years. Off the field, he enjoyed the fruits of (for the times) an extremely high salary and a seemingly endless appetite for food and late-night philandering. He was a magnetic charm to children, who flocked to his boyish nature.
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