Putin praises ‘bright and talented’ Trump

Speaking at Thursday’s news conference, Putin said that he doesn’t quite understand the goal of creating the new coalition, because many of its members are part of the U.S.-led coalition.

“We think that Syrian people alone should determine who they want to rule them, under which standards and which rules”, said Putin.

Using salty language, Mr Putin mused that Turkey may have been trying to ingratiate itself with the United States by shooting the plane down. I am proud of them, they continue to study and are working.

“Whereas before, Russia’s role on the world scene it seemed was reduced to being a problem of European security. Pick up the phone and explain”, Putin said, according to TASS. “We never said there were not people there who carried out certain tasks including in the military sphere”, he said, somewhat cryptically.

Putin added that Kerry’s visit has shown that “the American side is ready to move toward joint settlement of the issues that can only be tackled jointly”.

Putin said he was prepared to work with whomever wins November’s US presidential election and believed Republican hopeful Donald Trump to be the “absolute front-runner”.

“With the beginning of the Russian air strikes in Syria, what President Putin has achieved is breaking from isolation and being regarded as an important player, a party to attempt to solve the Syrian crisis”, she says.

The Kremlin strongman meanwhile accused the Turkish government of toadying to Washington, as he addressed the downing of a Russian bomber at the Syrian border by Ankara last month.

The new engine will help Russian Federation develop the domestic aircraft-manufacturing industry further, including the Ilyushin Il-96 plane, Putin said.

The downing of the Su-24 and the deaths of two Russian servicemen have strained the traditionally warm relations between the two countries. Russian Federation hit back with sanctions against Turkey, including ending travel tours and banning some food, and Mr. Putin said relations with Turkey on a state level were unlikely to improve in the near future. “But Russia is not such a country”, said Putin. “But Russia is not such a country”. “We only have increased our presence there”.

“Turkey had constantly violated Syria’s airspace, but let them try to fly over there now”, he added menacingly.

Russia, one of the world’s top oil producers, had based this year’s budget on oil being priced at about $50 per barrel.

“We support their efforts in fighting ISIL with Russian air strikes”, he said, referring to the Islamic State group.

But, a set of pictures is doing the rounds on social media suggesting the Russian president might have been alive for more than a century with his appearance nearly unchanged.

Putin referenced Trump’s reported desire “to reach another, deeper level of relations” with Russian Federation.

Speaking Thursday at a televised news conference, Putin said Russian Federation has had no regular troops in eastern Ukraine.