German FM warns Russia S-300 shipment 'totally wrong'

The United States and Germany on Friday warned Russia that arming President Bashar Assad's forces would hurt efforts to bring Syria's warring parties together for peace talks.

Secretary of State John Kerry, speaking after talks with his German counterpart, Guido Westerwelle, said Russian plans to send a sophisticated air defense system to Assad also put Israel's security at risk. Westerwelle called on Assad to "stop the violence and come to the negotiating table" and told Russia that sending the S-300 missiles to Assad "is totally wrong." (Reuters)