Egyptian army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi attends a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Novo-Ogaryovo, outside Moscow, on February 13, 2014. Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, who is likely Egypt's new president, arrived in Moscow to negotiate a $2-billion arms deal with Russia meant to replace subsiding assistance from old ally Washington. AFP PHOTO / POOL / MAXIM SHEMETOV (Photo by Maxim SHEMETOV / AFP) (Photo by MAXIM SHEMETOV/AFP via Getty Images)
![Egyptian army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi attends a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Novo-Ogaryovo, outside Moscow, on February 13, 2014. Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, who is likely Egypt's new president, arrived in Moscow to negotiate a $2-billion arms deal with Russia meant to replace subsiding assistance from old ally Washington. AFP PHOTO / POOL / MAXIM SHEMETOV (Photo by Maxim SHEMETOV / AFP) (Photo by MAXIM SHEMETOV/AFP via Getty Images)](https://embed-cdn.gettyimages.com/id/469132835/photo/russia-egypt-politics-military-diplomacy.jpg?s=594x594&w=0&k=20&c=bdRaPHP4reRmR4zhvjstvU2czD60Lz4hihogD3l_ook=&Expires=1722128400&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIJLYLGZE3LWJLKRA&Signature=RgcNM2VHIhrsHJuosCw6OHHScbjNUGB9rDYyRK13G6i3LI8VEOR50YbYKwgtUbVCA~mTBXb8kD41hg2IAslVhUlUo5FzypyqRYd7FLARevOkeaJCfdB6VODFsbaIIAETfmsG~FNrSqPzIvVJcecA6r6FE6C-~tEev5hGt23QlYEMKo0780u7ZG~pJVEnjmS-467XPNTBRxVCD0A3XQLzENiMEzaAkK461N8VeI4eVmXRwTQzYff2On-MBXccjTOYwakUrss0bzNNxCqoRIlncuiwDD7IhGS7wNV2V67Tok07YxFdKdOS6wcfhG9sQ~L1AM4KmGiYEWAwLxI5MAHHO-epT8xXt2kw~ID-I-g~PeDw-JI055E-6d7Nzcnbidtl-1zkJC1OalUZKgoxrbnpcNhEC98WGcy5x9OS8cAGZp~ZNkmjk-pGkSFGoI50cdGdL7QUIlci4xqG3LijO2LOkDrKweGwz4pU4Fz18-AVZkS93GcJb5S2RjOPmZrp27lANhfrntwLfNVuoLbf-DnWqVVmc7RA008CIFqAdJqThiaW8qoTxFV7RzNs6FmZhA2fYo6zhPHKyCC8Mo2PfMWdyVFJflznWPBOcb2l-iVL3xUeMNSevPdF1Anz3Z4j1kRJ~1JjF0hifK5ivM33BBlWxvbpI1PdBEouz3LVfp4x75A_)