The State Department has informed Congress of a planned $8 billion weapons sale to Israel. U.S. officials say some of the weapons could be sent through current U.S. stocks but the majority of the package would take a year or several years to deliver.
Alec, I’ll take “another” for two hundred.
Also, you’re talking about Russia’s economy as if it isn’t sanctioned to the brink of collapse and a political player directly opposed to Isreal in the middle east that as recently as this last month was supporting Assad’s regime in Syria and is currently offering him Asylum.
Isreal would probably find someone else to buy from, sure, but their list of international friends who make quality weapons is growing short.
Russia’s economy is heavily sanctioned, but definitely not to the brink of collapse. Russians are paying less for more, but are still one of the world’s top economies in PPP.