AROUND & BEYOND GENEVA II : PUTIN’S DONATIONS TO SYRIAN PEOPLE

“Several sources told Reuters that Assad’s forces had since December received deliveries of weaponry and other military supplies, including unmanned spy drones known as UAVs, which have been arranged by Russia either directly or via proxies.“Dozens of Antonov 124s (Russian transport planes) have been bringing in armoured vehicles, surveillance equipment, radars, electronic warfare systems, spare parts for helicopters, and various weapons including guided bombs for planes,” a Middle East security source said.”

 

LUCRATIVE CONTRACTS / BUT WE DON’T KNOW (Jen PSAKI)

“Spokeswoman Jen Psaki said she discussed the Reuters report with Secretary of State John Kerry earlier on Friday. “His view is that if these reports are true that would certainly raise great concerns about the role that Russia is playing in continuing to enable the Assad regime of brutalizing the Syrian people,” said Psaki, adding: “We don’t have independent confirmation of the reports.”

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