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The possibility of the US imposing sanctions on Egypt for purchasing Russian arms is <\/strong>leading the conversation in the foreign press this morning:<\/strong> A senior US official has reiterated threats made last week<\/a> by the secretary of state and defense minister to place sanctions on Egypt if it follows through with a USD 2 bn purchase of Russian fighter jets. \u201cIt puts them at risk of sanctions and it puts them at risk of loss of future acquisitions,\u201d Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs R. Clarke Cooper told reporters at the Dubai Airshow. The Associated Press<\/a>, Reuters<\/a>, Bloomberg<\/a>, Sputnik<\/a>, and The National<\/a> all have the story.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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