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Viewing cable 08MOSCOW60, RUSSIA STILL UNDECIDED ON HELICOPTERS FOR UNAMID

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
08MOSCOW60 2008-01-11 13:38 2011-08-24 16:30 UNCLASSIFIED Embassy Moscow 
VZCZCXRO9848
OO RUEHBZ RUEHGI RUEHLN RUEHMA RUEHPOD RUEHROV RUEHVK RUEHYG
DE RUEHMO #0060 0111338
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
O 111338Z JAN 08
FM AMEMBASSY MOSCOW
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 6094
INFO RUCNFUR/DARFUR COLLECTIVE IMMEDIATE
RUEHXD/MOSCOW POLITICAL COLLECTIVE IMMEDIATE
RUEHGG/UN SECURITY COUNCIL COLLECTIVE IMMEDIATE
RUCNDT/USMISSION USUN NEW YORK IMMEDIATE 0398
 
UNCLAS MOSCOW 000060 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PREL MOPS PGOV UNSC SU RS
SUBJECT: RUSSIA STILL UNDECIDED ON HELICOPTERS FOR UNAMID 
 
REF: STATE 02736 
 
We requested information from MFA International Organizations 
Directorate Counsellor Albert Sitnikov on the status of the 
proposals for Russia to provide helicopters to the UN-AU 
Mission in Darfur (reftel).  Sitnikov told us January 11 that 
the MOD was still considering two options:  A "dry lease," to 
provide the helicopters to the UN, with the UN finding pilots 
and logistics support from another source; and a "wet lease," 
in which Russia would also provide the technical maintenance 
teams.  Sitnikov said he expected the MOD would have an 
answer by January 15 or 16, but he could not say whether they 
would agree to provide the helicopters under either scenario. 
 We urged the MFA to weigh in with the MOD to support the 
provision of helicopters to UNAMID. 
RUSSELL