Russia Opens Route For US To Fly Arms To Afghanistan -NY Times
Russia has agreed to allow U.S. troops and weapons bound for Afghanistan to fly over Russian territory, providing an important new corridor for the U.S. military as it escalates efforts to win the eight-year-old war, officials from both sides said Friday, according to the New York Times.
The agreement, to be formally announced when President Obama visits Moscow on Monday and Tuesday, represents one of the most concrete achievements of the effort to rebuild a relationship severely strained by last year's war between Russia and Georgia. The new transit route will give American forces more alternatives as they encounter increasing trouble elsewhere.
-Dow Jones Newswires,
Publié le 03 Juillet 2009 Copyright © 2009 Dowjones
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