Egypt secretly planned to supply weapons to Russia
President Abdel Fatah El-Sisi of Egypt in February planned to produce 40,000 rockets to be Russia and instructed the officials to keep the production and shipment of the rockets secret "to avoid problems with the West," according to a leaked U.S. document.
A portion of a top secret document, dated February 17, summarizes purported conversations between Sisi and senior Egyptian military officials and also references plans to supply Russia with artillery rounds and gunpowder. In the document, Sisi instructs the officials to keep the production and shipment of the rockets secret "to avoid problems with the West."
The Washington Post obtained the document from a trove of images of classified files posted in February and March on Discord, a chat app popular with gamers. The document has not been previously reported. Read More..