Soviet penetration of the Middle East is said to have begun with a 1955 arms deal between Czechoslovakia and Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser.
Sources
- (W)Archives: CIA and the “Arab Mind” - War on the Rocks (warontherocks.com)
- https://carnegieendowment.org/research/2024/09/egypt-russia-great-power (carnegieendowment.org)
- https://israeled.org/egypt-announces-czech-arms-deal/ (israeled.org)
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