Russia to send Peter Veliky missile cruiser to Syria

The Peter Veliky heavy missile cruiser of Russia will visit Syria to assist the operation to transport chemical weapons, spokesman of the ship's flotilla Aystayn Kvarning said, ITAR-TASS reports.

China's Yancheng will take part in the mission as well to secure movement of chemicals from the Latakia Port of Syria to Italy and then to a US ship.