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| ŽAbbas got Russian arms guaranteesŽ |
| 2009-04-08 |
| [Jerusalem Post Front Page] Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas received guarantees of weapons and helicopters from Russia during his recent trip to Moscow, Israel Radio reported Tuesday. According to the report, Russia vowed to supply the PA with 5,000 Kalashnikov machine guns, 300 rifles, 100 hand guns and two helicopters to shuttle Palestinian leaders from Ramallah to Amman. Also Tuesday, the radio station quoted Abbas as saying that the 25 armored personnel carriers Israel had permitted the PA to receive from Russia would soon arrive in the West Bank. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev told Abbas in Moscow on Monday that Russia would "support the Middle East settlement and, in particular, the creation of a Palestinian state." |
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