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Perspective of: European Union
Britain France Israel - Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon Russia - Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov ||
 * Frame Element || Information gathered: ||
 * < Characters ||< European Union Foreign ministers
 * < Setting ||< Diplomatic talks and comments to the press regarding the civil war in Syria. Story published May 28, 2013 ||
 * < Initiating Event ||< Britain and France talk about idea of sending rebel army in Syria weapons after EU Foreign Ministers do not extend ban on sale of weapons by EU countries to Syria (both to the Assad government and rebel groups). ||
 * < Internal Response ||< Russia offers S-300 air defense missile systems to Syrian government. ||
 * < Goal ||< EU countries and Israel want to stop sale of S-300 missles. ||
 * < Consequence ||< Russia maintains offer of missles to Syria - Defense Minister Ryabkov says they pose no threat to the Syrian rebel army because the rebel army does not have fighter jets. (Israel and other nations do have fighter jet capability that would be limited by this missile system) ||
 * < Resolution ||< Israel issues statement saying that there has not been an escalation of tensions yet because missles have not been delivered. If they are, Israelis are set to intervene.

Syrian Rebel army General Salim Idris puts pressure on Britain to send weapons by guaranteeing that weapons sold by Britain to the rebels will be returned and will be kept out of the hands of Islamist fighters. ||

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