Then take Israeli missiles and Russkie crying at face value:
"The Russian Foreign Ministry demanded "explanations" from Israel, following reports that the Israeli Air Force allegedly bombed several targets on Syrian territory, including some in the vicinity of the Damascus international airport.
Moscow sent an official letter of complaint to the UN Secretary-General Ban-ki Moon, citing "Israeli aggression" and calling not to permit such actions in the future.
According to a statement published on the Russian Foreign Ministry's website, "Moscow is gravely concerned about this dangerous turn of events, the circumstances of which require explanations. In any case, there is no doubt that the use of force in international affairs is unacceptable and deserves to be condemned."
"It is important not to allow further destabilization of the already tense situation in Syria and the Middle East region as a whole," the statement said.
Vladimir Putin remains one of the only international allies of Syrian President Bashar Assad.
Israel said Monday it will not allow "sophisticated weapons" to fall into the hands of its enemies, after furious claims from Syria that Israeli warplanes carried out air strikes near Damascus."
http://www.i24news.tv/en/news/international/middle-east/53697-141207-israeli-warplanes-attack-ammo-depots-near-damascus-syrian-state-tv
Thanks GPH, good post.
“Vladimir Putin remains one of the only international allies of Syrian President Bashar Assad.”
He’s certainly doing us a favor on that front.
But note from the article that there is VISA-FREE travel between Israel and Russia. We NEVER had that, even in our best days after the Cold War. You don’t engage in visa-free travel with enemies.