According to a report by the Russian satellite network on April 24, not long ago, the United States, Britain and France carried out an air strike on Russian ally Syria. This caused the displeasure of the Kremlin, who angrily offered to provide Syria with advanced S-300 anti-aircraft missile systems to update Syria's aging air defense system. Russia also promised to provide Syria with a batch of S-300PMU2 anti-aircraft missiles, second only to the S-400, free of charge. However, just as the Russian army had loaded the S-300 missiles on ships for shipment to Syria, the Kremlin urgently withdrew the military assistance, and the transport ship has now returned to the Black Sea. Meanwhile, the Kremlin said it had not yet made a final decision on the supply of S-300 systems to Syria. It is reported that Syria reached an agreement with Russia in 2010 to introduce the S-300 air defense system. But because Israel is firmly opposed to the deal, Russia, after weighing the pros and cons, decided to suspend the delivery of S-300 anti-aircraft missiles, so as not to affect the balance of power in the Middle East.
However, the recent bombing of Syria by the United States and Israel and other countries has triggered strong demands from the Syrian military. In order to show Russia's firmness, Russia decided to hand over urgently needed S-300 anti-aircraft missiles to Syria. Russian experts finally unraveled the mystery, and it is reported that it was Israel who made rare concessions. Fearing that Syria's acquisition of S-300 missiles would seriously threaten Israel, Israel promised Russia that it would stop its air strikes on Syria in exchange for Russia's non-delivery of S-300 systems. In this way, Syria will no longer be threatened by frequent Israeli air strikes, and Israel will continue to maintain air superiority in the Middle East. After all, after obtaining the S-300 system, Syria's anti-aircraft missile range will cover most of Israel, posing a great threat to the F-15 and F-16 of the Israeli Air Force.
Military experts said the move once again underscored the uncertainty surrounding the situation in the Middle East. In fact, Russia and Israel have a certain tacit understanding on the situation in the Middle East. Before the first air strikes in Syria, Israel informed Russia in advance and repeatedly promised not to threaten the security of Russia's military interests. However, as the United States and other countries launched air strikes, Israel gradually became presumptuous and began to carry out frequent air strikes on Syria. Russia was so upset about this that it even threatened to bomb Israeli warships. In this case, Israel's concessions are understandable, since Russia is far more powerful than Israel.