From Egypt to Saudi Arabia, US faces hurdles on Russia issues - analysis
Russia would prefer the shorter route over Turkey to get to the Hmeimim airbase in Syria, where Moscow has military assets.
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN
The US continues to find itself frustrated in attempts to get countries on board with its policy on the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Most of these challenges are in the global south or areas like Asia and North Africa. The US especially has trouble with countries that historically have ties to the Soviet Union. Egypt is a special case. It is a partner of the US and receives US military assistance.
However, a recent report in The Wall Street Journal noted that the US had encouraged Egypt to close its airspace to Russian military aircraft. Recent reports online have noted that Russia has difficulty flying military aircraft around the Middle East, having to take a long circle over Azerbaijan or Iran and then Kuwait and through the Gulf, around Yemen and then over Egypt to get to Syria.
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Russia would prefer the shorter route over Turkey to get to the Hmeimim airbase in Syria, where Moscow has military assets.
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN
The US continues to find itself frustrated in attempts to get countries on board with its policy on the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Most of these challenges are in the global south or areas like Asia and North Africa. The US especially has trouble with countries that historically have ties to the Soviet Union. Egypt is a special case. It is a partner of the US and receives US military assistance.
However, a recent report in The Wall Street Journal noted that the US had encouraged Egypt to close its airspace to Russian military aircraft. Recent reports online have noted that Russia has difficulty flying military aircraft around the Middle East, having to take a long circle over Azerbaijan or Iran and then Kuwait and through the Gulf, around Yemen and then over Egypt to get to Syria.
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