Russia planned to transfer missiles and other military equipment to Yemen's Houthis at the end of July, but abandoned these plans under pressure from Saudi Arabia. CNN reports this, citing its sources. According to journalists, Saudi Arabia, in turn, received a separate request from the United States to convince Moscow not to continue these efforts.

On According to CNN Despite canceling the arms transfer, Russia sent its military to Yemen to help the Houthis for three days in late July. CNN notes that Moscow viewed arming and advising the Houthis as a way to "get back at the Biden administration for its decision to allow Ukraine to strike Russian territory using weapons provided by the United States."

According to CNN sources, Russian authorities were considering the possibility of arming the Houthis as one of the options to strengthen their positions in the international arena and respond to the actions of the United States and its allies. However, under pressure from Saudi Arabia, which plays a key role in the region, it was decided to abandon these plans.

It is worth noting that despite this information, the Russian side does not officially confirm information about plans to transfer weapons to the Houthis. Official representatives of Russia have so far refrained from commenting on this matter.