Would Russia Really Sell to Syria the S-300 Air Defense System? (And Why It Might Not Matter)

Dave Majumdar

Security,

Would Putin really do it? 

Russia has not made a final decision to supply Damascus with the S-300 surface-to-air missile defense system following an American-led attack on Syria on April 13. However, even if Moscow were to proceed with the delivery of the S-300 system to the Assad regime, the Russian-made weapon would not likely be able to stop an American cruise missile strike even if it could complicate allied air operations over Syria.

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