According to The Wall Street Journal, a statement was sent to Egyptian Minister of Defense Mohammed Ahmed Zaki.
It notes that the Egyptian deal to buy Russian Su-35s will complicate the provision of military assistance to the country by the United States, in connection with which Pompeo and Esper called on the Egyptian minister to cancel it.
At the end of June, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu announced Russia's readiness to assist Egypt in strengthening security and maintaining stability in the region.
Igor Gerasimov, professor at the Faculty of Economics at St. Petersburg State University, Doctor of Historical Sciences, in an interview with FBA Economics Today, praised Shoigu’s statement, recalling Russia's serious role in strengthening Egypt’s position in the Middle East.