Russia Ready to Prioritize Air Defense Systems Deliveries to Syria

‘On Friday, Syrian President Bashar Assad told Sputnik in an interview that Damascus is interested in Russian next-generation air defense systems as over 50 percent of Syrian air defense weapons had been destroyed by terrorists. He added that Moscow and Damascus were holding talks on the supplies of additional air defense systems to war-torn Syria.
“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 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.”’
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