Full details of the crisis "Sukhoi 35" Russia between Egypt and America

Egypt may get the first of two Russian Sukhoi-35 fighter jets out of 26 in the coming year, the expert said.

Despite the outright American blackmail and direct threat to Egypt, Cairo has contracted 26 Sukhoi-35 fighter jets and will start exporting next year, according to the article's author Alexei Khazbiyev.

According to the writer, it seems that the Egyptian authorities are not at all afraid of this threat, as the Egyptian Defense Minister Mohamed Ahmed Zaki, "The progress we have made in all areas of military-technical cooperation, which began thanks to the initiative of the Presidents of Russia and Egypt, confirms our desire to continue The development of this cooperation, even the Egyptian Embassy in Moscow said that the purchase of Russian weapons is a strategic issue and will be resolved regardless of any pressure from abroad, because it fully meets the country's national interests. "

Egyptian writer Abdel Fattah al-Sisi made the decision to acquire the Su-35S at the end of last year, and although Moscow or Cairo have not formally commented on the information, experts are certain that the number of fighters is at least 26. With a total amount of about $ 2.7 billion.

"By mid-2023, Cairo should receive the last batch of these fighter jets, which will be squadrons from the Egyptian Air Force."

The US State Department continues to threaten the Egyptian side with sanctions against Egypt if it proceeds with the completion of the advanced Russian Su-35.
The Reuters news agency said the State Department had officially announced that Egypt's purchase of Russian fighter jets would put Cairo at risk of sanctions.

"Egypt is aware of these dangers," said Assistant Secretary of State for Political and Military Affairs Rene Clark Cooper.

The Wall Street Journal has revealed that US Defense Secretary Mark Esper and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo have warned Egypt against buying Russian fighter jets.

In a warning to Cairo, the two ministers said that "new and large arms deals with Russia will at least affect future defense cooperation agreements between the United States and Egypt and aid to Egypt to ensure its security."

The United States invokes the Katsa law, signed in August 2017, under which the US administration imposes sanctions on any country that deals with Russia, Iran or North Korea.

On the other hand, described the Russian Foreign Ministry, yesterday, the US threat to Cairo to impose sanctions on it if Russian fighter jets bought aggressive behavior.

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told reporters at a news conference that such behavior is "Washington's method," which attempts to hinder the development of relations between Russia and other countries. "When the concept failed and trying to isolate Russia, I moved to Plan B," she said. It simply began to intervene in all available means, using all tools and mechanisms including military-technical cooperation. "

Elena Suponina, director of the Center for Asia and the Middle East at the Moscow Institute for Strategic Studies, denounced the US threats, saying such a threat is "an indication of America's aggressiveness, but also a very negative indicator of the global economy."

"Washington is the largest arms exporter to the Middle East by 45%. Russia is far behind," Suponina said in remarks, noting that the United States does not accept competition for arms sales, even if they are weak.