Russia does not supply arms to Syria

Russia does not supply arms to Syria that can be used in its internal conflict, presidential aide Yuri Ushakov said.

“We do not supply weapons that could be used in the internal conflict,” he said on Wednesday, July 11. “We only supply what is not banned,” he said, adding that these supplies are made under contracts signed a long time ago.

The aide considered his answer to the journalists’ questions exhaustive and declined to comment on reports claiming that Russia had allegedly supplied Yak-130 training planes to Syria.