MOSCOW, Oct. 15 (UPI) -- U.S. Secretary of State of Condoleezza Rice said she's concerned about Russia's increasing arms sales to Iran, Syria, Venezuela and other U.S. adversaries.
Rice raised the subject directly in talks last weekend with Russian leaders, she told ABC News in an interview from Moscow published Monday.
"The Russians, of course, say that there's nothing illegal about these arms sales," Rice said. "I (told them) not everything that is legal in the narrowest sense is good for the international system."
Russia's arms sales have increased dramatically under Russian President Vladimir Putin along with defense spending, Rice told ABC News.
"I think the rapid growth in Russian military spending definitely bears watching," Rice said, noting she was concerned about Russia once again flying bombers to the edge of U.S. and NATO airspace off Alaska, Britain and Guam, as was common during the Cold War.
