Russia to proceed with P-800 sale to Syria

Russia will proceed with selling the P-800 missile to Syria despite pleas from Israel and United States, the Russian foreign minister said.

“The US and Israel ask us not to supply Syria with Yakhont,” Anatoly Serdyukov told reporters during a confidence-building visit to the Pentagon. “But we do not see the concerns expressed by them that these arms will fall into the hands of terrorists.