Russia gives Livana fighters to experience the determination of the United States, the American press is sure

Russia offered Livan ten MiG-29 fighters to check whether the United States in the region is great, the American press said. For America, this will become a slap in the face, and for the archaic Lebanese Air Force - a valuable new thing, notes the influential publication The New York Times . Many in the United States are sure that Moscow is preparing to experience the determination of the new President Barack Obama, who was recognized as the "man of the year."

Livan was announced on Tuesday by the Russian defense Minister of Defense, who arrived on a visit to Moscow on Tuesday. "The USA is the main partner of Lebanon in the military sector, but American plans to modernize the army and the Air Force of this Middle Eastern country are carried out slowly, while Russia is taking the aforementioned and other steps for self -affirmation in the Mediterranean," the newspaper Inopressa quotes.

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The contract for the supply of Russian aircraft requires the approval of the Lebanese government and preliminary discussion with the allies, a representative of the Lebanese military, who wished to remain anonymous, told the publication.

The US administration is apparently overwhelmed by the Russian proposal. The United States pledged to increase Livan’s military assistance in 2005, after the withdrawal of the Syrian forces. The goal is to stabilize the situation in the country and create a legal alternative to the Shiite group "Hizballah", recalls NYT. The Pentagon offered Lebanon Cessna Caravan aircraft, which are very inferior to the MiG-29 in power.

The supply of MiG-29 will be carried out at the expense of the Russian Ministry of Defense, said Mikhail Dmitriev yesterday, director of the Federal Service for Military Technical Cooperation (FC VTs). “Military -technical assistance is assistance for budget money,” he said. Thus, Russian taxpayers will actually make a gift to Livan.

We also note that earlier the Russian media reported on the start of the supply of Russian air air defense systems to Iran. With the help of these air defense systems, the Islamic Republic intends to defend its nuclear objects - Washington in the past warned about the possibility of spot strikes at Iranian nuclear centers.

Moscow is preparing to check Obama for strength

The Russian government is probably going to “check the character” of the elected US President Barack Obama and his government, the day before, the acting US Secretary of State John Rud. The diplomat made a conclusion on the position of Russia on the basis of impressions received during negotiations in the Russian capital on Monday, and not from any specific statements of Moscow.

According to the ore, the Russians wait and will promote their controversial position on the pro after the new administration of Obama is appreciated. Speaking about the Russian position regarding the placement of the elements of the American Pro on the territory of the Czech Republic and Poland, the ores said that Moscow "paused" in anticipation of a new approach to national security in Washington.

Meanwhile, on the eve of Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that Russia expects constructive cooperation from the new US administration in compliance with the regime of limiting strategic offensive weapons. Recall that the validity of the contract START-1 expires in December 2009. The Russian Foreign Ministry promises that the country will not succumb to warlike rhetoric and will not enter into confrontation with the United States. At the same time, the ministry admits that there is a crisis of trust between the two countries.

The crisis in relations also speaks in the United States. On Wednesday, the influential American magazine Forbes noted that at the moment Russia is a direct threat of US interests, and the risk of confrontation is stronger than ever. American politicians and experts are afraid that Obama in the current conditions may not cope with the task of pacifying Russia.

The threat of a new clash of interests is discussed by Russia's actions in the last few days: an unprecedented decision to reduce the volume of oil production together with the OPEC, stagnation in negotiations with Washington about weapons control and the missile defense system, the visit of Russian warships to Cuba and the refusal to suspend the supply of fuel oil to North Korea. “These recent actions are the next attempts of Moscow to undermine American interests around the world,” the author of the article says.

He recommends the United States to stand firmly in its position in relations with Russia, but at the same time make it clear that it is beneficial to cooperate with America. For example, the author offers to promise Russia to be extremely necessary for her foreign investments in energy, if it breaks with North Korea, Iran and Venezuela.