Much of the Russian news coverage has been of diplomacy at the G-20 meeeting in Turkey. None of this, of course makes western mainstream media.
Putin: ISIS financed from 40 countries, including G20 members
President
Vladimir Putin says he’s shared Russian intelligence data on
Islamic State financing with his G20 colleagues: the terrorists
appear to be financed from 40 countries, including some G20 member
states.
During
the summit, “I provided examples based on our data on the financing
of different Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) units by private
individuals. This money, as we have established, comes from 40
countries and, there are some of the G20 members among them,” Putin
told the journalists.
Putin
also spoke of the urgent need to curb the illegal oil trade by IS.
"I’ve
shown our colleagues photos taken from space and from aircraft which
clearly demonstrate the scale of the illegal trade in oil and
petroleum products," he said.
“The
motorcade of refueling vehicles stretched for dozens of kilometers,
so that from a height of 4,000 to 5,000 meters they stretch beyond
the horizon," Putin added, comparing the convoy to gas and oil
pipeline systems.
It’s not the right time to try and figure out which country is more and which is less effective in the battle with Islamic State, as now a united international effort is needed against the terrorist group, Putin said.
Putin
reiterated Russia’s readiness to support armed opposition in Syria
in its efforts to fight Islamic State.
"Some
armed opposition groups consider it possible to begin active
operations against IS with Russia's support. And we are ready to
provide such support from the air. If it happens it could become a
good basis for the subsequent work on a political settlement,” he
said.
“We
really need support from the US, European nations, Saudi Arabia,
Turkey, Iran,” the president added.
Putin
pointed out the change in Washington’s stance on cooperation with
Moscow in the fight against the terrorists.
"We
need to organize work specifically concentrated on the prevention of
terrorist attacks and tackling terrorism on a global scale. We
offered to cooperate [with the US] in anti-IS efforts. Unfortunately,
our American partners refused. They just sent a written note and it
says: ‘we reject your offer’,” Putin said.
“But
life is always evolving and at a very fast pace, often teaching us
lessons. And I think that now the realization that an effective fight
[against terror] can only be staged together is coming to everybody,”
the Russian leader said.
BREAKING: Terror intel exchanges between US, Russia need to be enhanced – #CIA head Brennan http://on.rt.com/6wov
According
to Putin, first of all it should be decided which groups in Syria can
be considered terrorist organizations and which can be attributed to
an armed, but still legitimate part of the Syrian opposition.
“Our
efforts must be concentrated on the battle with terrorist
organizations.”
Putin
also disagreed with Western criticism of Russia’s actions in Syria,
where the country has been carrying out a large-scale air campaign
against Islamic State and other terror groups since September 30.
“It’s
really difficult to criticize us,” he said, adding that Russia has
repeatedly asked its foreign partners to provide data on terrorist
targets in Syria.
“They’re
afraid to inform us on the territories which we shouldn’t strike,
fearing that it is precisely where we’ll strike; that we are going
to cheat everybody,” the president said.
“Apparently,
their opinion of us is based on their own concept of human decency,”
he added.
Putin
told the media that Russia has already established contact with the
Syrian opposition, which has asked Moscow not carry out airstrikes in
the territories it controls.
Still
no conclusion on what caused Sinai plane crash
It’s
too early to make conclusions about the reasons for the crash of the
Russian A321 jet over Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula in late October, as
all possible reasons are still being considered by the investigators,
Putin said.
“We
know about all the possible scenarios, all of the scenarios are being
considered. The final conclusion can only be made after the
implementation and completion of the inspection,” he stressed.
"If
there was an explosion, the traces of explosives would have remained
on the liner’s cover and on the belongings of the passengers. It’s
inevitable. And we have enough equipment and skilled, world class
experts, capable of finding those traces. Only then would it be
possible to speak about the reasons for this tragedy," the
president added.
With
224 people dying in the crash, Putin said that "it's a huge
emotional pain for all of us; for all Russian people, no matter what
the cause of the crash was."
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