A source at the vessel's St. Petersburg-based firm says the ship's carrying a dangerous cargo but refuses to comment on reports that the cargo is from Russia's weapons exporter Rosoboronexport.
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| Our cargo? Oh, just some beach chairs and flip-flops. |
Was the ship Chariot, which set out from St. Petersburg on Dec. 9, carrying cargo from Russia's weapons exporter Rosoboronexport? Then after a refueling stop, the Cyprus newspaper Politis reported that the Chariot was indeed carrying 60 tonnes of ammunition.
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| "Back To The Future" with Putin. |
Russia has long been a major arms supplier to Syria, where President Bashar Assad is trying to crush a 10-month-old wave of unrest by military force. But instead of moving to a more European position, Putin seems to be a slave of his old Soviet ways. I'd hoped for better, but there you go...
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