Search This Blog

Monday, June 18, 2012

Russia denies warship headed for Syria

Bashar al-Assad & Sergei LavrovThe Russian government Sunday denied reports it sent a fully loaded warship to supply the Syrian government with weapons and troops.

Ukraine media reports suggested the amphibious vessel Nikolai Filchenkov, loaded with armaments and soldiers, was sailing from a Crimean port to Damascus, but a government source told RIA Novosti that was false.

"There are no marines aboard the ship and there were no commands for a voyage towards Syria," the source told the Russian news agency.

Read more
om

No comments:

Post a Comment

Note: only a member of this blog may post a comment.

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)

Fair Use Notice

This site contains copyrighted material the use of which has not always been specifically authorized by the copyright owner.

The material is being made available in an effort to advance understanding arms trade activities, for non-profit research and educational purposes only.

I believe this constitutes a 'fair use' of any such copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the US Copyright Law.

If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner.

This is a completely non-commercial site for private personal use. No fee is charged, and no money is made off of the operation of this site.