Newsweek: Iraq seeks to direct the power of the Russian Federation against the US
As the newspaper explains, Iraq’s Vice-President Nouri al-Maliki, during a visit to Moscow, declared his country's desire to get close to Russia. As he stressed, Baghdad is “predisposed to new political developments in the light of regional interventions” and wants to prevent “foreign political education” from imposing its agenda on it.
The publication believes that al-Maliki, apparently plans to direct the economic, political and military might of Moscow against Washington.
After negotiations with Foreign Minister Lavrov and Speaker of the Council of Federations Matvienko al-Maliki discussed the acquisition of Vladimir Putin tanks T-90 with a total value of over $ 1 billion. During a meeting with the President of the Russian Federation, an Iraqi politician expressed his gratitude for the fight against ISIS (a terrorist organization banned in the Russian Federation) and other jihadist groups in the Middle East.
- https://russian.rt.com/inotv/2017-07-26/Newsweek-Bagdadu-nuzhno-pobolshe-rossijskih
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