Putin tells Assad will give Syria S-300 air defence system: Syrian presidency
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin told Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Monday that Moscow would supply its ally with an S-300 anti-aircraft missile system, Assad's office said.
"President Putin ... informed President Assad that Russian will develop the Syrian air defence systems," the Syrian presidency said in a statement.
(Reporting by Ellen Francis; Editing by Alison Williams)