Russia Allows Transit of US Military Supplies 2/7/2009
 

Russia Allows Transit of US Military Supplies

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Feb 7, 1:58 AM EST

By MIKE ECKEL
Associated Press Writer

MOSCOW (AP) -- Russia granted transit rights Friday to non-lethal U.S. military supplies headed to Afghanistan but only after apparently pressuring a former Soviet state to close an air base leased to the Americans.

The signal from Moscow: Russia is willing to help on Afghanistan, but only on the Kremlin's terms.

Kyrgyzstan announced the closure of the Manas air base but American officials suspect that Russia was behind the decision, having long been irritated by the U.S presence in central Asia.

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