Oh yeah, wait until we send Heinz Kerry to Egypt to free Morsi in a midnight raid.
Via JPost
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that he supports Egyptian military chief Field Marshal Abdul Fattah al-Sisi in his “bid for the presidency,” according to a report by the BBC.
Putin showed Sisi Russia’s full support saying, “I know that you, Mr. Defense Minister, have decided to run for president of Egypt. I wish you luck both from myself personally and from the Russian people.”
There has, of yet, been no official announcement by Sisi over his candidacy. However, Sisi, 59, has been urged to run by members of the public who reject the Islamist government he toppled, and by members of the armed forces who want a president who can face down growing political violence. Earlier this month, a Kuwaiti newspaper quoted him as saying he would run in an election expected to be held in April.
Russia has taken little time to put its support behind Egypt’s new strong man who some western critics have accused of taking power from Egypt’s democratically elected president in a military coup.
Putin made his comments while Sisi was in Moscow this week to negotiate a $2 billion arms deal with Russia.