Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting with members of the government at the Kremlin in Moscow. (AFP)
Moscow:
President Vladimir Putin today ordered his top military brass to respond firmly to threats in Syria, speaking two weeks after Turkey shot down a Russian warplane in the war-torn country.
"I order you to act as tough as possible," he told a defence meeting in televised remarks. "Any targets threatening the Russian grouping or our land infrastructure should be immediately destroyed."
"I order you to act as tough as possible," he told a defence meeting in televised remarks. "Any targets threatening the Russian grouping or our land infrastructure should be immediately destroyed."
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