American Ally Openly Ignoring Biden Administration's Pleas, Continues Aiding Major US Adversary
American ally Egypt repeatedly ignored requests from Biden administration officials to shut off its airspace to Russian military flights, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday, citing U.S. and Egyptian officials.Egypt continues to allow the Russian defense ministry to send aircraft through its territory to reach Syria, complicating U.S. moves to block Moscow from allegedly funneling weapons and equipment stationed in Syria to its forces in Ukraine.
So, we've lost one ally there but still, so far, have Jordan, Iraq and Turkey to block access for some Russian military flights after Moscow launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Egypt is one of the largest recipients of U.S. defense and humanitarian aid and takes in about $1.3 billion in weapons and military equipment yearly, according to the Journal.
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Cut off aid to Egypt. Can't understand why they need aid. Cut it off for every country.
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