After having earlier threatened to respond to Israel downing one of its aircraft,as reported by the Inquisitr, Russia appears to occupy made beneficial on that threat by preparing to send Syria an S-300 air defense system, and says Al Jazeera.
Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu made the announcement on Russian state television on Monday and cited the Israeli downing of the plane as section of the reasoning for the decision by Russian President Vladimir Putin. Shoigu said that he was providing the modern system as a “response measure” without explicitly mentioning Israel.
Shoigu’s announcement came after a statement from the Kremlin accusing the Israeli pilots responsible for downing the Russian plane of making a “planned action,” countering the Israeli defense that the incident was just a mistake.
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Source: inquisitr.com