Govt in 'Resources for Arms' Deal With Russia

[Zimbabwe Independent]

ZIMBABWE is thrashing out a "resources for arms" deal with Russia which may see the country being supplied with military helicopters and other hardware in exchange for platinum. A report carried by Russia's Kommersant business daily and online publications yesterday said officials from the former superpower who were in the country in April all but secured an inter-governmental agreement on stimulating investment and defence, under which a state corporation, Russian Technologies, would supply military helic