‘Russia welcome in anti-IS coalition it changes Syria stand’

Obama said the two countries will “deliver justice” to the perpetrators of the attacks and to “those who sent them”.

Hollande said France came under attack for what it represents, for what it stands for, for its culture, it?s way of living, as well as its values and principles.

Both Obama and Hollande said they would welcome Russia’s involvement in the fight.

In remarks to reporters after his meeting with Hollande, Obama strongly condemned the massacre in Paris, calling it assault on “the very idea that people of different races and religions and backgrounds can live together in peace”. Russia said the SU-24 was downed by artillery fire, but Turkey claimed that its F-16s fired on the Russian plane.

“If we’re talking about France sending an entire regiment or brigade to Syria, it certainly could not do that without United States help”, Shurkin said. Obama commented on the down warplane as saying that Turkey had a “right to defend its territory and its airspace”.

Hollande is speaking at the White House alongside President Barack Obama.

“We can do a better job at coordinating between countries”, Obama said, offering to share USA tools for screening refugees from the conflict.

Hollande said he would bring that message to Moscow, adding “We do not want to exclude anyone”. The French official pointed to a small stretch of the border that Turkey had still not closed north of Aleppo and which Islamic State was using to traffic goods and men. He says Turkey plays an important role. “Russia and Turkey are so alienated at this point, I just don’t see how other Western countries can work closely with Russian Federation right now”.

Instead he said – as he has before – that he would intensify the efforts already in place, including increased intelligence sharing and bombing.

The shoot-down was the first incident of its kind since Russian Federation launched air strikes in Syria in September in support of President Bashar al-Assad’s regime. But the US contends Moscow is going after rebels fighting Assad, a Kremlin ally whom the USA wants pushed out. “Russia is a coalition of two – Iran and Russian Federation supporting Assad”.

“This barbaric terrorist group, ISIL or Daesh, and its murderous ideology poses a serious threat to all of us”.

“We will not let the world be destroyed”.

The military planning comes amid a parallel diplomatic effort to ease Assad from office.

But Obama called on all sides to “take measures to discourage any escalation”.

The attacks in the heart of Europe sparked fears of terrorism in the US, as well as an outpouring of solidarity with the French. Obama says the USA and France together will “defend out nations”.

President Obama welcomed President François Hollande of France to the White House on Tuesday to map out the future of the global campaign against the Islamic State as pressure rose for a more aggressive approach. Hollande visited the White House on Tuesday to try to strengthen the multinational coalition taking on the extremist group.

Two-thirds of Americans, meanwhile, believe the administration lacks a clear plan to defeat ISIS, according to a CBS News poll released Monday. Their talks focused on the Paris attacks and the broader strategies against the Islamic State.

With Turkey shooting down a Russian warplane, apparently inside its airspace, such a course of action has become even more complicated.