Russian President Vladimir Putin stressed that the S-300 missile system is purely defensive and will not pose threat to Israel or any other country in the Middle East in telephone conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
MOSCOW (Sputnik) Russian President Vladimir Putin has reassured Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that lifting ofthe embargo ondeliveries ofadvanced S-300 air defense systems toIran will not threaten Israel's security, the Kremlin said Tuesday.Putin and Netanyahu discussed the Russian president's decision ina phone call earlier onTuesday.
"Putin stressed that the S-300 missile system is purely defensive and will not pose threat toIsrael or any other country inthe Middle East," the Kremlin press service said ina statement.