Russia will start supplying S-400 missile to India in Q4 -Interfax

Russian S-400 missile air defence systems are seen during a training exercise at a military base in Kaliningrad region, Russia August 11, 2020. REUTERS/Vitaly Nevar

MOSCOW, May 20 (Reuters) - Russia will start supplying its S-400 surface-to-air missile systems to India in the fourth quarter, the Interfax news agency quoted Russian state arms exporter Rosoboronexport as saying on Thursday.

India signed a $5 billion deal for S-400 missiles in 2018, drawing warnings from the United States that such an acquisition would trigger sanctions as part of a wider programme against Russia. read more

Reporting by Andrey Ostroukh; writing by Polina Devitt; editing by Jason Neely

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