] The United States delivered a protest to the government
] of President Vladimir Putin yesterday for refusing to
] stop Russian arms dealers from providing illegal weapons
] and assistance to the Iraqi military.
]
] Bush administration sources said one Russian company is
] helping the Iraqi military deploy electronic jamming
] equipment against U.S. planes and bombs, and two others
] have sold antitank missiles and thousands of night-vision
] goggles in violation of U.N. sanctions. The sources said
] Moscow has ignored entreaties from senior Bush
] administration officials concerned about the threat to
] U.S. forces.

3 Russian Firms' Deals Anger U.S. (washingtonpost.com)