Turkey accuses Russia of conducting ethnic cleansing in Syria

“I order you to act in the toughest way”, Mr Putin said. “But overall, this speaks to our significant progress in terms of improving weaponry”.

He alleged that the Russian strikes were actually helping ISIS. It was strengthened by new aviation groups and missile defense systems. ““We warned our Israeli and American colleagues about these launches”.

He said that a steady series of military exercises have helped improve servicemen’s skills and contributed to a successful performance of Russian pilots during the ongoing air campaign in Syria.

They have already been the site of sectarian clashes and massacres on both sides as Syrian rebel groups, including militants, target the area and regime troops backed by Iran and Russian Federation try to shore up the base support of President Bashar al-Assad, whose family comes from Latakia.

The Kremlin however has lamented that global powers such as the United States, which has been bombing IS targets in Syria together with its allies for more than a year, are not ready to form a coalition with Russian Federation.

Politics everywhere is a spectacle. The downing of the warplane has seriously jeopardised Turkey’s relationship with Moscow, though Turkish Minister Ahmet Davutoglu offered to cooperate with Russian Federation so as to avoid repeating such incidents.

Russia’s best war correspondents from state-run and pro-Kremlin media are in charge of producing the photos and video.

Russian Federation has reportedly refused to rule out using nuclear weapons in its fight against ISIS.

Kerry said he would visit Moscow next week. Moscow’s claim has not been independently verified.

The advanced notice on the cruise missiles was “an additional measure of safety”, said Cook. “They are typically a first-strike weapon normally not used in a situation where there’s an established air campaign”. This is the first time that Russian Federation has targeted ISIL in Syria from a submarine. The Caspian-based ships launched a total of 44 missiles – 26 on October 7 and 18 on November 20. It then cuts to CGI, highlighting their path through Iranian airspace en route to Syria.

Speaking during an event on the sidelines of the Paris climate talks, Kerry said despite its military and political interests in Syria, Moscow “has been constructive” in trying to find a political settlement to end the Syrian conflict.

Hodges did say that the Russian military’s slow pace of modernization might mean some soldiers in possession of advanced gear are “getting extra work” on both fronts.

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s initial reaction was to implement sanctions against Turkey in an attempt to hurt its economy.

“With regard to strikes from a submarine”. “We must analyze everything happening on the battlefield, how the weapons operate”.

He added: ‘The Calibre cruise missile once again showed its effectiveness over long distances’.

The conference in Saudi Arabia of political activists and rebel groups agreed on Thursday to set up a joint body to prepare for proposed peace talks with Assad’s government but insisted that he leaves office.