The United States to suspend trade with the Russian military exchanges due to Russian arms sales to Syria
Date:2012-07-23Author:adminCategory:International militaryComment:0
the United States and Russia will suspend military and trade contacts
[According to the U.S. "global safety net" July 20, 2012 report] July 19, the United States legislature passed the Stop the bills of all contracts with the state-owned arms trade company in Russia – the Russian defense exports. The bill was proposed by U.S. Democratic Congressman Jim Moran, and finally by the overwhelming votes of 407:5. The main reason is that the United States that the U.S. government can not accept that Russia is still the export of arms to the Syrian authorities.
mid-March, Russia on the UN Security Council imposed on Syria Sanctions third to vote against it; Shortly thereafter, the United States passed a bill to stop all contract with the Russian defense export company. Statements in accordance with U.S. lawmakers, the Russian defense exports in 2011 exports to Syria of about $ 1 billion of weapons, product categories, including high explosives, mortars, sniper rifles, ammunition, helicopter gunships.
2011 5, the Russian defense export company signed with the U.S. Department of Defense on arms exports of $ 367.5 million contract, 21-17V5 helicopters have been delivered to the United States in accordance with the contract; 2012 7 18, the Russian defense exports with the U.S. Department of Defense signed a 10 m-17V5 helicopters export contracts worth $ 171 million. The bill passed by the U.S. legislative branch on July 19 will affect the execution of the contract. For Russia, the other one of the affected contract is a contract for the supply of ammunition to Afghanistan. In April, five U.S. companies invited Russian companies for the first time as a subcontractor to provide Russian-made ammunition to Afghanistan.
the(Northern Science and Technology Information Institute Peng Lingxia)
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