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Russia denies Egypt intended to supply it with missiles, according to Pentagon leak

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The Kremlin called this Tuesday a “hoax” of information about alleged plans of Egypt for the supply of missiles to Russia. “It looks like a hoax, like the

Russia denies Egypt intended to supply it with missiles, according to Pentagon leak

The Kremlin called this Tuesday a “hoax” of information about alleged plans of Egypt for the supply of missiles to Russia.

“It looks like a hoax, like the ones that are being circulated today. You should see it that way.” This was stated by the press secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov at a daily press conference.

According to documents leaked Monday to an American newspaper Washington Postegyptian President, Abdelfatah al-Sisi ordered the production of more than 40 thousand missiles send to Russia.

Secret documents accessed by the US media and published on a social platform Discord, show series negotiations between Al-Sisi and government officials about possible arms sales to Russia.

Some leaked documents dated Feb. 17 summarize alleged conversations between the Egyptian president and senior officials in his army, whom he asks to support the production and shipment of arms, according to the media outlet. secretly “to avoid problems with the West.”

A US government source assured mail What The United States is not aware that such an agreement between Russia and Egypt took place.

The publication of this document occurred a few days after Twitter And Telegram from original documents held by the Pentagon with data on the supply of weapons to Ukraine and links to the capabilities of Ukrainian battalions.

For his part, Ahmed Abu Zeid, a spokesman for the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, stressed that “Egypt’s position from the very beginning (of the invasion) based on non-participation in the crisis and in maintaining equidistance, while reaffirming Egypt’s support for the Charter of the United Nations, international law and the resolutions of the UN General Assembly.”

“We continue to demand from both sides a cessation of hostilities and reach a political solution through negotiations,” he said, according to an Egyptian newspaper. Al Ahram Official sources cited by the Egyptian network Al Qahera stressed that information from Washington Post they are false.”

The US Department of Defense admitted that a recent leak of documents containing “totally confidential and classified” information poses a “very serious threat to national security” although he has not yet commented on the information from Washington Post.

(According to information from EFE and Europe Press)

Source: Aristegui Noticias

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