ISRAEL NIXES DRONE DEAL WITH UKRAINE TO NOT ANGER RUSSIA (STA BREAKING NEWS and ARCHIVES)

by STANews , Tuesday, September 16, 2014, 03:10

An Israeli soldier launches a drone outside the Gaza Strip July 22, 2014 (Reuters / Amir Cohen)

Israel’s Foreign Ministry blocked the proposed sale of military hardware to Ukraine to avoid a strain in relations with Russia – even after the country’s Defense Ministry approved the transaction – Israeli media reported. The deal with Kiev included UAVs.

Ukraine sent a delegation into Israel in order to arrange for a purchase of weapons and hardware – which reportedly included Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, or drones – to be used against self-defense forces, Israel’s Channel Two reported.

The report revealed that the country’s Defense Ministry approved the sale of drones manufactured by Aeronautics.

Later, however, the decision was blocked by the Foreign Ministry out of fear of angering Russia and provoking it to sell more weapons to Syria and Iran, which Israel views as direct threats.

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