Putin Is Forcing To Destroy The Threats of Syria

 Putin Is Forcing To Destroy The Threats of Syria

Russian President Vladimir Putin pledged on Friday to continue the modernization of the Russian army, said its troops in Syria will "immediately destroy" any threat to the goal, a strong warning to Turkey after a missile to shoot down a Russian warplane on the Syrian border:

 Putin also said that while the support of the Syrian government forces, Russia provided air cover and weapons and supplies to some units of the Free Syrian Army, an opposition fighting the Western-backed Syrian President Bashar al-Assad army group. If confirmed, it would represent a major shift in policy for Moscow, which has been accused by the West to hit the moderate rebels rather than its stated purpose, a group of the Islamic state.

Speaking at a meeting with senior military leaders, Putin named "enhance the combat capability of the strategic nuclear forces and the implementation of programs for space defense" as a major priority. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said that the army had received 35 intercontinental ballistic missile this year and put forward an ambitious weapons modernization equally plans for next year despite the economic slowdown in Russia.Without naming Turkey, Putin said that should the army in full force on any "provocations" other reply. He said he was strengthening the Russian military base in Syria with weapons and additional air defense aircraft."I ask you to act in the most difficult way," Putin said. "What threatens the goals of groups of Russian forces or the infrastructure of our land must be destroyed on the spot."At the same time, he said that the army should cooperate with the coalition forces, which the United States and Israel led to ensure aviation safety.Putin claimed on Friday that in addition to the Syrian army support, Russia has also provided air cover for some of the free Syrian army units opposition in the provinces of Homs, Hama and Aleppo and Raqqa."We've provided air support to them as well as the Syrian army and supplied them with weapons, ammunition and supplies as well," Putin said.Putin and Russian officials and others said in the past that Russia had begun cooperating with the Free Syrian Army, a loose group of moderates rebels fighting Assad, but said he was for the first time that Russia provided them with weapons and supplies.It was not clear immediately possible to confirm his statement. If this is true, this represents a major shift in the tactics of the Kremlin.Russian bomber dropped by Turkish fighter aircraft on November 24, the first time opened fire on NATO-member down a Russian plane in more than half a century, it has badly strained relations between Moscow and Ankara.

Turkey said it had shot down a Russian plane after it violated its airspace for a period of 17 seconds in spite of repeated warnings, while Russia insists that the plane stayed in the Syrian airspace. Putin denounced the Turkish move as a "treacherous stab in the back" and ordered the deployment of S-400 missile systems, long-range air defense to the Russian base in Syria.Russia has also introduced a significant number of economic sanctions, including a ban on sales of tour packages to Turkey, an important trade partner and the No. 1 destination for Russian tourists.The Turkish foreign minister Friday that his country to refrain from responding to Russian efforts to respond to the downing of the plane Turkey, but added that the state's patience has limits. "If we do not respond to what they've done so far, not because we are afraid or because of any psychology of guilt," said Mevlut CAVUSOGLU NTV television.

Putin said the Russian military action in Syria, said is necessary to protect Russia from extremists based there, adding that repel this threat is the main objective of the air campaign waged by Russia on September 30. He had said earlier that between 5000 and 7000 of the citizens of Russia and joined other former Soviet states of the Islamic countries."There was no request for action by our geopolitical interests of some abstract or the desire to train and test new weapons systems, which is very important," said Putin. "The main thing is to avoid the threat of the Russian Federation."

Shoigu said Russian warplanes had flown 4,000 combat sorties in Syria since the start of the air campaign there, and the destruction of 8,000 "terrorist" targets.He added that Russia has moved 214,000 metric tons of supplies to support military action in Syria and helped restore tank repair factory in, the Syrian province of Homs, who said he is now working at full capacity.

The program continued Russia's ambitious weapons modernization in full pace this year, despite the drop in oil prices and Western sanctions pushed the economy into recession this year.Shoigu said the army had received 35 new intercontinental ballistic missiles ballistic 0.243 aircraft, air defense systems and 901 172 tanks and other armored vehicles so far this year.He added that the Navy received two submarines operate new nuclear-powered ballistic missile equipped with intercontinental, general-purpose submarines and surface warships eight so far this year.Also expand its military presence in the Arctic region, and build a number of new rules and other military installations there.