Isolation failed: as Vladimir Putin met in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia

In the middle of the week Vladimir Putin went with short visits to two key countries Near East – the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia. For the first time the presidential plane from the moment of take-off in Moscow and before landing in destinations was accompanied by a link of the multi-purpose fighters Su-35C. The press secretary of the head of state confirms – the decision is accepted because the route will fly by through the dangerous and unpredictable region. Each of four fighters bore on an external suspension bracket some long-range rockets of a class R-73 and R-77 air-air. Radius of action of the last, on...