MOSCOW- Russia is ready to provide Syria with the air defense systems it needs if such an agreement is reached, Russian Senator Viktor Ozerov said Saturday.
“The necessary quantity [of air defense systems] can be supplied on a priority basis, it will not require additional burden for the defense industry,” the chairman of the Russian upper house defense and security committee, Ozerov said, according to Sputnik.
According to him, “there is nothing special about such deliveries [if the deal is reached] as Syria is at war with terrorists and Russia helps it to fight terror.”
“It won’t violate the norms of the international law or the UN Security Council as air defense systems are defensive weapons, not offensive,” the Russian senator said.
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