Vladimir Putin has mentioned Iran didn’t take up Russia’s provide to work collectively on air defence and mentioned anti-air methods weren’t coated underneath the strategic partnership Moscow and Tehran signed in January.
Putin, Russia’s president, mentioned in a televised interview late on Wednesday that the settlement didn’t cowl defence.
“We as soon as proposed to our Iranian mates to work collectively on anti-air methods, however our companions didn’t present any nice curiosity,” he mentioned.
“So far as particular person provides are involved, sure, in fact, we made these on the time, however this has nothing to do with the disaster at this time,” Putin added, with out specifying when the provide and previous provides passed off.
