Moscow has forced Israel to stop the supply of weapons to Georgia
Despite warm relations with Georgia, increasing in the last days of tension in the Caucasus has prompted the Israeli defense establishment to veto the sale of weapons and unmanned aircraft Tbilisi. The decision was made after Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni Jewish state received a complaint in Moscow on flights of Israeli drones production in the zone of conflict with the recommendation to refrain from providing ammunition Georgia, as well as Russia refuses to countries in the Middle East region selling weapons that could threaten Israel. The worsening situation in South Ossetia and Abkhazia, Israel has a choice - either Tbilisi or Moscow. The hidden threat to the Russians act and Jerusalem decided to freeze the transfer. It should be noted that “military romance” between Israeli and Georgian military has a long and productive, because Israel is the main supplier of arms in Tbilisi. The volume has already made deliveries, including anti-tank missiles, unmanned reconnaissance aircraft, gasoline tank for the aircraft and other types of ammunition and equipment within the amount exceeding $ 200 million. It is planned to have 200 tanks and supply “Merkava” at a cost of half a billion dollars. Moreover, IDF coach Georgian colleagues: on education and training of Air Force head of Georgia known as the Second Lebanon War, Brigadier General Gal Hirsch, said MIGnews.com. Curiously, yesterday the head of Ministry of Internal Affairs of South Ossetia Mikhail Mindzaev said that the Georgian gunmen who participated in the bombardment, were trained by specialists of Ukraine and the USA. A co-chairman of the CCM yugoosetinskoy hand Boris Chochiev added that Ukraine had supplied Georgia 40 sniper rifles. However, the Ukrainian defense establishment has denied the accusations.
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