US-Russia deal on Afghan transit is working: ambassador: "US military planes are flying over Russia with supplies for Afghanistan under a deal signed last summer, the US ambassador to Moscow said Wednesday, denying claims that the deal had broken down.
'There are many incorrect reports that this agreement is barely functioning, that supposedly there was only one flight of a US plane,' John Beyrle said in an interview with Echo of Moscow radio.
'In fact there were five, and 11 more are planned,' he added.
The number of flights given by Beyrle was still far smaller than the maximum number envisioned by the agreement"
