On Visit, Putin Criticizes Iran’s Nuclear Program
On the first visit by a Kremlin leader to Israel, Russian President Vladimir V. Putin aimed sharp words at Iran because of its nuclear program.
“Our Iranian partners must give up development of nuclear cycle technology,” he said, referring to enriched uranium that can be used in atomic weapons.
Putin defended Russia’s agreement to sell antiaircraft missiles to Syria, however.
He said the missiles could not be converted to portable use without authorities being aware, and he repeated earlier statements that the short-range missiles were no threat to Israeli territory.
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