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| Putin vows 'extremely tough' action on Syria threats | Putin vows 'extremely tough' action on Syria threats |
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| President Vladimir Putin has ordered the Russian military to take "extremely tough" action against any threat to its forces in Syria. | President Vladimir Putin has ordered the Russian military to take "extremely tough" action against any threat to its forces in Syria. |
| Such targets must be "immediately destroyed", he told defence officials in televised comments. | |
| Mr Putin did not elaborate on specific threats but Turkey and Russia are currently locked in a spat over the downing of a Russian jet by Ankara. | |
| Turkey said the bomber had entered its airspace. | |
| But Russia has insisted the plane did not cross the border and that it gave advance notice of the flight path to the US. | |
| Russia began air strikes in Syria in September, saying this had been requested by President Bashar al-Assad. | Russia began air strikes in Syria in September, saying this had been requested by President Bashar al-Assad. |
| Mr Putin told military leaders "terrorists" in Syria pose a direct threat to Russia. | |
| He said a Russian military base in the country had been reinforced with new air units and defence equipment. | |
| The Kremlin has denied accusations by the US-led coalition operating in Syria it often targets moderate Syrian opposition, rather than Islamic State (IS) militants. | The Kremlin has denied accusations by the US-led coalition operating in Syria it often targets moderate Syrian opposition, rather than Islamic State (IS) militants. |