Elicoptere Mi-28 ale VVS (via Serghei Abloghin)

Primul Ministru irakian, Nuri al-Maliki, a confirmat ieri la Moscova, in urma intalnirii cu omologul sau Dmitry Medvedev, faptul ca rusii urmeaza sa primeasca 4.2 miliarde de petro-dolari in schimbul livrarii a 30 de elicoptere de atac Mil Mi-28NE si a 50 de sisteme AA Pantsir-S1.

Ruslan Pukhov, de la Centrul de Analiza a Strategiilor si Tehnologiilor (din Moscova) este de parere ca: “It’s clear that America’s influence on Iraq has been excessive. The Shiite government of this country is starting to conduct itself more independently of Washington, and more looking toward Iran.”

De cealalta parte a baltii, la Washington, americanii nu vad nici o problema in aceasta achizitie. Astfel, Victoria Nuland, purtator de cuvant al Departamentului de Stat, declara ieri pentru presa:“Iraq overall has initiated some 467 foreign military sales cases with the United States. If all of these go forward, it will be worth over $12.3 billion, so obviously our own military support relationship with Iraq is very broad and very deep.”

Un fel de “stam linistiti, grosul banilor tot la noi ajunge”…

Via RIA

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