State Department: Russia could lift the ban on s-300 to Iran because of the financial situation
Russia could lift the ban on the implementation of anti-aircraft missile systems s-300 to Iran because of the financial situation caused by the sanctions the US and the EU, said the Commissioner of the state Department Marie Harf.
"It could be for money, taking into account the situation in which is placed the Russian economy," - said Harf at a press conference. However, she expressed the opinion that this transaction will not have an opportunity to affect the state of the Russian economy.
According to Harf, the supply of s-300 will not undermine international unity in negotiations with Iran on its nuclear program.
on the first day of the week, the press service of the Kremlin said that Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree that lifted the ban on the supply of anti-aircraft missile systems s-300 to Iran. Sale Iran with five battalions of s-300PMU-1 of 40 launchers was agreed in 2007. Three years later, the realization of the contract was suspended because of international sanctions imposed against the Islamic Republic.
in connection with the situation in Ukraine, EU countries, USA and Canada in the spring of the past year have introduced against Russia 1st batch of sentences, then it was expanded. In response, Russia has imposed in the last month of summer 2014 retaliatory punishment which has spread to the products of the agricultural sector from the EU, USA, Canada and some other countries that have joined the anti-Russian sanctions policy.
Moscow has stated many times that is not a party to the conflict in Ukraine, the Russian side officially participates as an intermediary in the settlement of the Ukrainian conflict.