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Egypt rejects multiple US requests to arm Ukraine: Report

PRESS TV , 12 August 2023

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has reportedly rejected multiple requests from the United States to send arms and military equipment to Ukraine.

The New York-based Wall Street Journal reported on Friday that US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin received a “noncommittal” reply in March when he asked Sisi to send weapons to Ukraine.

The American daily said Washington had asked Cairo to provide Kiev with artillery shells, antitank missiles, air defense systems and small arms, but Egyptian officials privately said they had no intention of sending arms to Ukraine.

It added that since Austin’s meeting with the Egyptian president, senior US officials have made multiple requests for Cairo to follow through on the request to no avail……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. more https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2023/08/12/708774/Egyptian-President-Abdel-Fattah-el-Sisi-multiple-requests-US-arms-military-equipment-Wall-Street-Journal-

August 15, 2023 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Egypt, weapons and war