MOSCOW. April 10 (Interfax) - State Duma Defense Committee First Deputy Chairman Alexander Sherin has urged the lower chamber of the Russian parliament to issue a statement regarding the Israeli airstrike on a Syrian airbase, given that Russia pays pensions to many elderly people in Israel.
"This is about an Israeli airstrike on an airfield in Syria, which has invited us as an ally. I'd like to remind you that Israel has the second largest senior population whose pensions are paid from the Russian budget. The State Duma should probably make a statement about this evil and unfriendly action," Sherin said.