 Egypt refused to supply ammunition to Russia and started producing for Ukraine. Last month, after talks with senior US officials, Egypt suspended a plan to secretly supply rockets to Russia and instead decided to produce artillery ammunition for Ukraine. The Washington Post outlet, referring to five US intelligence documents leaked earlier this month informed about it. Last week, another document was reported exposing a secret scheme proposed by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi in February to provide Russia with up to 40,122mm SAKA-45 rockets that can be used for Russian multiple launch rocket systems. Sisi allegedly instructed his subordinates to keep the project secret to avoid problems with the West. However, new documents that the Washington Post obtained from the array of materials show that Sisi abandoned plans to supply Moscow in early March. Despite long-standing diplomatic and military relations with Russia, Egypt has been America's main ally in the Middle East for decades. It receives more than $1 billion annually in military aid from the United States. According to the documents, Egypt postponed the Moscow agreement and approved the sale of 152mm and 155mm artillery shells to the United States for transfer to Ukraine. Washington was trying to secure new supporters and much-needed ammunition for Kyiv's fight against Russian troops. The document says that Egypt intended to use its weapons production capabilities for Ukraine as a lever to obtain advanced American military products.