Sunday Times: Russia canceled transfer of s-300 to Syria

Russia withdrew from the deal to sell S-300 missiles to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, as reported by the British weekly Sunday Times.

The report quoted a Russian official: "Israel has managed to convince Moscow that if the missiles will fall into the wrong hands, they can be used to attack civilian aircraft at Ben Gurion Airport. In return," the Russian official was quoted as saying, "Russia expects Israel to refrain from future airstrikes on Syrian soil".

Two weeks ago, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu came for a speed visit to Russia, where he met with President Putin in an attempt to delay the transfer of advanced missiles to the Assad regime.

Israel expressed great concern about the possibility that Moscow would sell Damascus S-300 missiles, anti-aircraft missiles and land-to-land missiles that may cause a change in balance in the Middle East, which is defined as "progressive and very dangerous."

The S-300 system for missile defense is considered one of the best air defense systems that one can make use of today. It could lead to a big jump in Syria's capabilities to defend itself against air strikes, such as the last attack attributed to Israel. The system can even keep track of about 100 planes at once and act to neutralize at least 12 of them.

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