“The UN underscores the responsibility to adhere to international standards and principles of rule of law,” Martin Nesirky said.

Some Mustangs have been purchased there through "gray market" channels outside the official dealer network, Mark Schirmer said.

“For a new war to break out, a change in the balance of forces must occur,” military expert David Jamalyan believes.

An executive at an eastern European operator said he would start sales of the Lumia 920 in the second half of November.

“He will be in a difficult and demanding job,” Royal Navy Captain Jock Gordon, Commander of the Joint Aviation Group, said.