Russian Officials in Egypt, Reportedly To Negotiate Arms Deal
Who needs American guns when there are Russian ones?
Once-cool relations between Russia and Egypt are quickly warming as Russian officials visit Cairo today to reportedly negotiate an arms deal worth up to $2 billion.
The visit – which Egyptian paper Al-Wafd hailed as "historic" – is the highest-level meeting between Russian and Egyptian officials in years, reports the BBC, and it comes shortly after President Barack Obama cut reduced aid to the Egyptian government following a July military coup that ousted President Mohamed Morsi.
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