Al Jazeera had this four hours ago:
Moscow will bolster Syria's air defence following the downing of a Russian plane last week by sending a modern S-300 system to the Syrian army within two weeks, Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said.
In a televised statement on Monday, Shoigu said the decision to "transfer the modern S-300 air defence system to the Syrian armed forces within two weeks" was taken by President Vladimir Putin and is one of the "response measures".
On the same day, the Kremlin accused Israeli pilots of "premeditated actions" over the downing of a Russian plane in Syria last week, warning it will harm relations between the two countries.
"According to information of our military experts, the reason (behind the downing) were premeditated actions by Israeli pilots which certainly cannot but harm our relations," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told journalists.
However, the Kremlin said the installation of S-300 was aimed at increasing safety of Russian military and "not directed at any third country".
It took the Washington Post until just a few minutes ago to realize how significant this news is, as reflected in their headline
A flurry of shuttle diplomacy by Israeli officials to Russia appeared to be paying off in May, when Russian officials said just days after a visit by Netanyahu that they did not plan to sell the S-300 system to Syria. More broadly, Israel also sees Russia as key to protecting its interests in Syria by preventing a buildup of Iranian-linked bases and infrastructure.
The deterioration in relations between Russia and Israel, along with the promised transfer of the S-300 system, complicates Israel’s efforts to contain Iranian influence.
“For Israel, it may have to balance more carefully the desire to limit the production of advanced missiles and prevent their transfer, with essentially direct confrontation with Syria,” said Ofer Zalzberg, a Jerusalem-based analyst with the International Crisis Group. “This high-precision campaign it has been carrying out will become more difficult.”
The transfer may make Israel more cautious in the short term, Zalzberg said. “I think they will become more risk-averse, though, at the same time, try and signal the opposite,” he said. “Israel will try and preserve its ability to act in Syria, which means maintaining relations with Moscow.”
Obviously, the relationships between the United States, Russia, and Israel are highly complex.
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