Moscow: Russia President Vladimir Putin on Friday ordered his forces in Syria to take tough action against any threats, speaking two weeks after Turkey shot down a Russian warplane in the war-torn country. “I order you to act as tough as possible,” he told a defence meeting.
“Any targets threatening the Russian grouping or our land infrastructure should be immediately destroyed.” “I would like to warn those who would once again try to organise some sort of provocations against our servicemen,” he said in a thinly veiled threat to Ankara. Last month, Turkey shot down a Russian warplane on the Syrian border, claiming it violated Turkish airspace.
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