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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsEgypt: Military May Turn To Russia For Aid And Alliance
Egypt has threatened to go it alone on foreign policy issues effectively disregarding its tradition allies - the United States or Israel after Washington cut military aid.Wednesday, 16 October 2013 15:01]
Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy told state-run Al-Ahram newspaper that Washington was wrong to assume the Cairo government would always follow its line.
"We are now in a delicate state reflecting the turmoil in the relationship and anyone who says otherwise is not speaking honestly," Fahmy told the paper.
Fahmy has suggested that Egypt could turn to Russia for military aid to manage its "civil war against terrorism."
The United States now faces a policy headache trying to promote democracy while sustaining ties with Egypt- an Arab ally which has a peace treaty with Israel and controls the strategic Suez Canal.
The military-backed government has insisted Egypt would not bow to U.S. pressure, and plans to diversify its source of weapons, including a possible turn to Russia.
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Egypt: Military May Turn To Russia For Aid And Alliance (Original Post)
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Nuclear Unicorn
(19,497 posts)1. Well, we said we didn't want to police the world.
Unfortunately, Putin does.
Blue_Tires
(55,445 posts)2. Egypt has been out of the news for a bit
I don't even remember who is in charge and what the country is doing after their last round of unpleasantness...
hack89
(39,171 posts)3. Best of both worlds for Israel
the Egyptian's high quality US weapons fall into disrepair due to no parts and it is replaced by Russian junk.