RUSSIAN INDIVIDUAL'S EFFORTS TO BROKER SALE OF

S E C R E T MOSCOW 001005 SIPDIS SIPDIS DEPT FOR ISN/MTR AND EUR/PRA E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/09/2017 TAGS: PARM PREL ETTC MTCR KSCA RS SY SUBJECT: RUSSIAN INDIVIDUAL'S EFFORTS TO BROKER SALE OF UAV'S TO SYRIA (S) REF: STATE 27529 Classified By: Deputy Minister-Counselor for Political Affairs Colin Cl eary. Reasons 1.4 (B/D). ¶1. (S) On March 9, we discussed reftel information with Sergey Petlyakov, Director of the Foreign Ministry's Arms Technology and Transfer Policy Section in the Department for Disarmament and Security Affairs. Petlyakov said he was unaware of any arms broker named Arkadiy Vinogradov or efforts to broker a deal with Syria on armed or unarmed versions of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). He took on board our points that such a transaction could result in the imposition of sanctions against any of the entities involved. Petlyakov said he would raise the issue within the GOR interagency community and get back to us if any substantive information developed. ¶2. (S) We had previously shared reftel information March 6 with MFA North America Department Deputy Director Oleg Burmistrov. Burmistrov requested any further identification the US could provide on Vinogradov. This would include any additional personal data, such as date and place of birth, as well as any information on Vinogradov's affiliations, such as what Russian entities he might represent. RUSSELL