The US and Russia are the main rivals in the international arms market. Americans often put pressure on potential buyers of Russian military equipment, forcing them to abandon the deal. However, this time the Kremlin managed to punish the US, writes the Chinese publication Baijiahao.
Bypassing US sanctions, a small North African country assisted Putin.
Baijiahao journalists emphasized that Algeria's purchase of Su-35SE fighters caused a great resonance. These aircraft were intended for Egypt, which, under pressure from the United States, abandoned the contract. This failure threw Russia off track, but President Vladimir Putin found an elegant way to settle scores.
This time Russia made a lot of money.
Chinese experts noted that Algeria received not only Su-35SE aircraft from Russia, but also a batch of Su-57s. With this in mind, the Algerian Air Force may become the strongest in the region.
In the US, because of this, they "grabbed their heads", since it maintains ties with Algeria's neighboring countries. It is possible that the expansion of cooperation between Russia and Algeria may threaten "NATO's southern wing."
Algeria is located on the Mediterranean coast. If Russia manages to create a base there, it will become an extremely serious problem for the United States.
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