Sukhoi-30SM
Russia ignores US charges over Sukhoi fighter jet supplies to Myanmar — Kremlin
January 26, 13:47UTC+3
Russian weaponry has earned good reputation
with Myanmar’s armed forces
MOSCOW, January 26. /TASS/. Moscow is not going to pay attention to Washington’s accusations over plans for selling Sukhoi-30 planes to Myanmar.
"Russia has invariably observed the norms, rules and
principles of international law [in the field of military-technical
cooperation] and it will continue doing so in the future," presidential
spokesman Dmitry Peskov told the media on Friday. "It goes without saying
that for this reason we cannot pay attention to such accusations [by the United
States over supplies of fighter jets to Myanmar]."
On Monday, Russian Deputy Defense Minister,
Lieutenant-General Aleksandr Fomin said that during Russian Defense Minister
Sergey Shoigu’s visit to Myanmar it was agreed that Russia would provide six
Sukhoi-30 jets. Fomin believes that this plane "will become the main
combat plane of Myanmar’s Air Force crucial for protecting the country’s
territorial integrity and for countering terrorist threats."
Russian weaponry has earned good reputation with
Myanmar’s armed forces.
US Department of State spokeswoman Heather Nauert told
TASS Russia should display solidarity with other countries and provide
humanitarian assistance to Myanmar, while weapons supplies to that country
might potentially aggravate the situation there.
Original post: tass.com
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