On ongoing and quickly movinf saga. France and Russia move to towards an alliance and even Cameron is saying Russia is needed.
This will be updated in the course of the day.
Putin presents evidence of illegal ISIS oil trade at G20
This will be updated in the course of the day.
Putin presents evidence of illegal ISIS oil trade at G20
Pictures
taken from space and from aircraft showed the scale of the illegal
trade in acquiring oil and petroleum products from the "Islamic
state", said the Russian leader Vladimir Putin at the G20
meeting.
Russian
President Vladimir Putin said that Russia showed pictures at the
meeting from space showing the scale of the oil trade of ISIS.
"I
showed our colleagues our pictures from space of the aircraft, which
clearly show the scale of the illegal trade in acquiring oil and oil
products. The motor vehicles of the refuelling column stretched for
dozens of kilometers, so much so that from a height of 4-5 thousand
meters they go over the horizon ", - Putin said at a press
conference after the summit, G20.
"It
looks just like the oil pipeline system. With colleagues this
question will be discussed, and I hope that in the future we will
continue this work which, in my opinion, is extremely important for
the fight against terror," - he added.
[O.R: In addition to handing over the photos, Putin declared that 40 countries are involved in the illegal purchase of ISIS oil, some of which are G20 members. Without a shadow of a doubt, Turkey will be one of them. This comes as no surprise as a terrorist group like ISIS are not self-funded, and, since we know from the 2012 DIA report, that the U.S hoped to remove Gaddafi and turn Libya into a buffer zone for the Jihadi’s, they are certainly not lonesome actors. The U.S allegedly bombed around 100 oil tankers in the last 24 hours, which, if it happened at all, is them covering their tracks. One thing is for sure - Putin’s pockets are very very deep, and he will not hesitate to pull things out of them.]
Angry Putin Vows Vengeance: No matter where you are hiding, we will find you and kill you!
Vladimir Putin pledged to step up military strikes in Syria to punish those who implemented one of the most bloodiest terrorist attacks on Russians, after it was confirmed the Russian passanger crash on Sinai was blown up in the air by terrorists. The Russian president also vows to search for those accountable anywhere they might be, find them in any part of the globe and scourge them. On their website, FSB issued a statement offering $50 million reward for “information helping to arrest the criminals” behind the attack.
Putin
invokes the right to self-defense of the UN Charter in response to
terrorist attack against the Russian plane
Meeting
on investigation into the crash of a Russian airliner over Sinai
Late
last night Vladimir Putin held a meeting in the Kremlin, where
Federal Security Service Director Alexander Bortnikov reported on the
causes of the crash of a Russian airliner over Sinai on October 31,
2015.
The
Kremlin, Moscow
Taking
part in the meeting were Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu, Director of
the Federal Security Service Alexander Bortnikov, Chief of the
General Staff Valery Gerasimov, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and
Foreign Intelligence Service Director Mikhail Fradkov.
*
* *
Director
of the Federal Security Service Alexander Bortnikov:
Mr
President, we have studied the passengers’ personal belongings and
luggage and fragments of the plane that crashed in Egypt on October
31. An expert examination of all these objects has found traces of
foreign-made explosives.
According
to our experts, a self-made explosive device equivalent up to 1 kg of
TNT was set off on board, which explains why the aircraft broke up in
mid air and its fragments were scattered over a large area.
We
can say with confidence that this was a terrorist act.
President
of Russia Vladimir Putin:
Let’s
once again pay tribute to the crash victims.
A
minute of silence.
This
is not the first time Russia experiences barbaric terrorist crime,
usually without any obvious internal or external causes, the way it
was with the explosion at the railway station in Volgograd at the end
of 2013. We remember everything and everyone.
The
murder of our people over Sinai is one of the bloodiest crimes in
terms of the lives it claimed. We will not dry our tears – this
will remain forever in our hearts and minds. However, this would not
stop us from finding and punishing the perpetrators.
We
have to do it without any period of expiration; we need to know
all their names. We will search wherever they may be hiding. We
will find them anywhere on the planet and punish them.
In
these efforts, we need to rely on people who share the moral values
that lie at the basis of our policy, in this case our foreign and
security policy, our counterterrorism policy.
Our
aviation should not simply continue military operations in Syria, but
enhance them so as to make it clear to the criminals that vengeance
is inevitable.
I
would like to ask the Defence Ministry and the General Staff to make
their proposals. I will check the progress of this work.
I
would like the Russian Foreign Ministry to turn to all our partners.
We rely on all our friends in these efforts, including our search for
and punishment of the perpetrators.
We
will act in compliance with Article 51 of the United Nations Charter,
which envisages the right of a state to self-defence.
Whoever
tries to help the perpetrators ought to know that they would bear
full responsibility for any attempts to harbour them.
I
would like all our special services to focus on this work.
'Act of terror' downed Russian plane
Russia's security chief says an act of terror brought down the Russian A321 airliner in Egypt last month, killing all 224 people on board.
Wreckage from the Russian A321 airliner that crashed in Egypt last month.
Photo: AFP
Radio NZ,
18 November, 2015
"Traces of foreign explosives" were found on debris from the Airbus plane, FSB chief Alexander Bortnikov told Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Mr Putin vowed to "find and punish" those behind the attack over the Sinai peninsula. A branch of so-called Islamic State said it downed the plane.
Nearly all the dead were Russians.
In a statement on the Kremlin's website, Mr Bortnikov said a bomb had been planted on board the Kogalymavia jet, equivalent to up to 1kg of TNT.
It blew up on 31 October, shattering the plane mid-air, he said, "which explains the wide dispersal of fuselage pieces".
Mr Putin said that Russia must hunt those responsible "indefinitely, find out who the individuals were".
"We'll look for them everywhere, wherever they are hiding. We'll find them in any corner of the planet and punish them."
Heavier Russian raids
Most of the passengers were Russian tourists flying home from the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh.Mr Putin also said that Russia's air strikes in Syria "must not only be continued - they must be intensified so that the criminals understand that retribution is inevitable".
Russian warplanes are supporting Syrian government forces against various rebel groups, including so-called Islamic State (IS) militants and other Islamists.
Russia's military commanders were also at the meeting with Mr Putin and the Federal Security Service (FSB) chief.
Russia
fires missiles from Mediterranean on targets in ISIS stronghold Raqqa
– reports
The
Russian military has launched airstrikes against the Islamic State
stronghold of Raqqa in Syria with cruise missiles from the
Mediterranean Sea, France’s Le Monde newspaper said, citing a
French official.
The
information that Russia has struck Islamic State positions in Raqqa
has been also reported by a senior French government source, cited by
Reuters.
A
US official told Reuters that Moscow has conducted a significant
number of strikes in Syria using both sea-launched cruise missiles
and long-range bombers.
Russia
gave notice to Washington ahead of the airstrikes, in accordance with
an agreement on air safety, US official said, adding that some of
Russian strikes had targeted Raqqa, the stronghold of IS militants.
If
confirmed, this would be the second time Russia has hit Islamic State
positions in Syria from the sea. The first attack was in October this
year when Russian warships fired cruise missiles from the Caspian Sea
to hit several Islamic State positions in Syria.
On
September 30, Russia launched its military operation against Islamic
State at the request of the Syrian government. Since the start of the
operation the Russian military have destroyed hundreds of extremist
targets in the Syrian provinces of Aleppo, Damascus, Deir ez-Zor,
Hama, Homs, Idlib and Latakia.
Earlier
on Tuesday France’s defense ministry confirmed that Raqqa was also
being targeted by the French military.
"For
the second time in 24 hours the French military conducted an air raid
against Daesh [derogatory name for Islamic State] in Raqa [Raqqa] in
Syria," the ministry said, adding that ten Rafale and Mirage
2000 fighters dropped at least 16 bombs.
"Both
targets [chosen for the attack] were hit and destroyed
simultaneously…Conducted in coordination with US forces, the raid
was aimed at sites identified during reconnaissance missions
previously carried out by France."
France
started launching airstrikes against Islamic State militants in Syria
in September. The strikes have intensified following the deadly Paris
attacks on November 13 that left 129 people dead. The attacks were
claimed by IS militants.
On
Tuesday, French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian made the
country’s first-ever request for military help from all 28 EU
members in French operations in Middle East and Africa. Such EU
defense cooperation is possible thanks to the 2009 Lisbon Treaty.
"France
cannot do everything, in the Sahel, in the Central African Republic,
in the Levant and then secure its national territory," Le Drian
said.
Long-range bombers to fly anti-ISIS missions from Russia, Putin orders Navy to work with France
Russia
has deployed its fleet of strategic bombers to double the volume of
airstrikes on Islamist targets in Syria, Defense Minister S
ergey
Shoigu has announced. Vladimir Putin has ordered a cruiser to
coordinate operations with French naval forces in the Mediterranean.
“We
are conducting a mass airstrike campaign against Islamic State
targets in Syria. We have now doubled the number of sorties, which is
allowing us to conduct operations throughout the length and breadth
of the country,” Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu said during a
Security Council meeting in Moscow chaired by the Russian president.
Shoigu
said that Russia’s Tu-95, Tu-22 and Tu-160 strategic bombers have
been brought into the operation, while the Air Force command added
that the strike group has been bolstered with 37 new planes,
including Su-34 bombers and Su-27 fighter jets.
The
head of the General Staff reported that the new phase of the
anti-ISIS campaign will involve 25 long-range bombers flying out of
airfields in Russia.
“By
conducting military missions in Syria, you are protecting Russia and
her citizens,” Putin told his military chiefs. “Our air campaign
in Syria must not only be continued, it must be boosted, in such a
way that the criminals are made aware that retribution is
inevitable.”
The
Russian president has issued orders for Russia’s Moskva cruiser,
covering the Russian base in Latakia from the Mediterranean Sea, to
work together with a French naval group led by flagship Charles De
Gaulle, a 26 fighter-jet aircraft carrier, which is departing for
Syria this week.
“The
French naval group, led by the air carrier, will soon reach your area
of operations. We need to establish direct contact with it, and treat
it as an ally,” the Russian president said. “We need to develop
of a joint action plan for both sea and air operations.”
The
Kremlin said that the parameters for a joint mission had been agreed
upon by Putin and French President Francois Hollande, following a
personal phone call.
“The
two leaders focused their attention on bilateral and multilateral
cooperation in combating terrorism,” a Kremlin statement said.
“This includes closer ties and joint operations between the
military command and intelligence services of Russia and France in
Syria.”
Vladimir
Putin and Francois Hollande are to meet in Moscow on November 26.
The
chief of Russia’s General Staff, Valery Gerasimov, reported that
Russian forces have made nearly 2,300 sorties in 48 days since their
deployment at the behest of Syrian President Bashar Assad. Gerasimov
said that 26 cruise missiles had been launched from Russia’s
Caspian Fleet, and ten space satellites had been involved in mapping
target sites, including several that had been repurposed from
civilian use.
“The
work of Russia’s air force has enabled Syrian government forces to
go on the offensive along the entire front in the regions of Aleppo,
Latakia, Idlib, Homs and Damascus, freeing significant territories
from terrorist control,” said Gerasimov, mentioning that in the
province of Aleppo alone, 40 settlements have recently been
liberated.
Gerasimov
said that on Tuesday alone, 65 sorties were conducted out of Russia’s
temporary airbase near Latakia. Among the targets destroyed by
Russian airstrikes were eight command centers, eight armories, four
plants for making explosives and six fuel storage tanks. Russian
aircraft also launched 34 cruise missiles, destroying 14 terrorist
targets.
The response of the neo-con warmongers
Victoria Nuland in Germany: Anti-Russia sanctions must remain in place
US
Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs
Victoria Nuland said that sanctions on Russia must remain in place
until the conclusion of the Minsk peace accords and the return of the
Crimean peninsula to Ukraine, during a speech at the Berlin Security
Conference in Berlin on Tuesday.
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