Israel reportedly may start sending arms to Ukraine in response to Russia�s decision to lift its embargo on the delivery of the S-300 missile system to Iran.


MOSCOW (Sputnik)�� Israel may start sending arms to�Ukraine in�response to�Russia�s decision to�lift its five-year embargo on�the delivery of�the S-300 missile system to�Iran, NRG reports Tuesday, citing unnamed Israeli military source.

According to�NRG, Israeli government has not made any decisions yet on�sending weapons to�Ukraine.

Earlier on�Tuesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Russian president in�a phone conversation that the planned delivery of�the S-300 missile systems to�Iran will undermine stability in�the Middle East and increase Tehran's belligerence.

On Monday, Russian President Vladimir Putin lifted the embargo on�delivery of�the S-300 systems to�Tehran.The deal between�Russia and Iran on�the delivery of�five S-300 PMU-1 systems worth $800 million was agreed on�eight years ago, but�was suspended by�then President Dmitry Medvedev after�the UN Security Council slapped Iran with�an arms embargo over�concerns that Tehran was making weapon-grade uranium to�use it in�warheads.

Russian top diplomat Sergei Lavrov said earlier that the ban had become obsolete, citing progress in�the nuclear talks between�Iran and the six world powers that will eventually see UN sanctions phased out.


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