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Kremlin Withholds Comment on US-Saudi Arms Sales Contract

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Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Tuesday that Moscow would not comment on the latest arms contract the United States signed with Saudi Arabia. 23.05.2017, Sputnik International

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Kremlin Withholds Comment on US-Saudi Arms Sales Contract

12:03 GMT 23.05.2017 (Updated: 11:42 GMT 06.08.2022)

© REUTERS / Faisal Al Nasser/FilesSenior army commander Abdullah al-Sahian (C), who commands the Saudi forces in Yemen's southern port city of Aden, talks to his soldiers in their base in Aden, in this September 28, 2015 file photo

Senior army commander Abdullah al-Sahian (C), who commands the Saudi forces in Yemen's southern port city of Aden, talks to his soldiers in their base in Aden, in this September 28, 2015 file photo - Sputnik International

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Tuesday that Moscow would not comment on the latest arms contract the United States signed with Saudi Arabia.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The US signed a $110-billion US arms sales with Saudi Arabia during President Donald Trump's visit to the country.

"I will leave this without comment," Peskov told reporters three days after the White House deputy press secretary announced the signing of the contract.

In this Monday, April 20, 2015, file photo, Saudi soldiers fire artillery toward three armed vehicles approaching the Saudi border with Yemen in Jazan, Saudi Arabia. - Sputnik International

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US Arms Sales to Saudi Arabia May Reach $350Bln Over Next 10 Years

20 May 2017, 14:58 GMT

The declared purpose of the agreement is to ensure defense capabilities of the US ally, so that it is able to counter terrorism and potential Iranian threat, as well as to reduce the burden of the United States in terms of conducting counterterrorist operations in the region. The deal includes deliveries of Patriot and THAAD missile defense systems.

According to White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders, US arms sales to Saudi Arabia may reach $350 billion over the next 10 years.

Trump arrived in Riyadh on Saturday, making Saudi Arabia the first country he visited as the President of the United States.

The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) revealed in a study in April that Saudi Arabia was the third largest military spender in 2015 but dropped to fourth position in 2016 after the United States, China and Russia.