Bloomberg: Putin Says France Now Ally in Syria as Russia Steps Up Strikes
* Russian navy should cooperate with French warships, Putin says
* Air strikes in Syria are intensifying, Russia's Shoigu says
President Vladimir Putin ordered Russian naval forces in the Mediterranean to work as allies with French warships in attacking Islamic State targets in Syria as his military stepped up its offensive against the terrorist group.
France has a naval group led by an aircraft carrier heading to the area where Russian vessels are operating, Putin told a naval commander of a warship in the Mediterranean Sea on Tuesday in a live video link shown on Russian state TV. “You need to establish direct contact with the French and work with them as allies,” Putin ordered.
Russia’s military doubled its attacks in Syria on Tuesday, carrying out 34 cruise missile strikes and deploying long-range Tu-160, Tu-95 and Tu-22 bombers from Russian bases to hit Islamic State’s heartland in the Syrian province of Raqqa and other targets, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said at the same meeting. The bombardment is continuing and Russia planned 127 sorties on 206 targets in the first 24 hours of the new stage of the campaign, he said.
WNU Editor: After being rebuffed by President Obama yesterday .... Obama rejects France’s call to ramp up war against ISIS (New York Post) .... the French decision to cooperate and work with Russia should not surprise anyone. On a side note ... .the last time that Russia and Syria cooperated in a military operation was during the Second World War .... Russia-France military cooperation in Syria, a first since World War II (First Post).
More News On Russia And France Now Cooperating In The War Against The Islamic State
Putin Orders MoD to Cooperate With French Naval Group -- Sputnik
Putin instructs Russian Navy's Moskva missile cruiser to cooperate with French Navy -- TASS
Russia steps up Syria air strikes, offers France cooperation after bomb confirmation -- Reuters
Putin: Russian Ship to Cooperate With France in Syria -- AP
Putin orders Russian forces to work with French ‘allies’ in Syria -- Financial Times
France, Russia bombard IS as attacks spark unlikely alliance -- Expatica
Russia, France pound ISIS targets in Syria -- CBS
France and Russia to work as allies in fight against IS -- Asia Times
Russia navy to work with France against IS -- SKY News
Russia to join forces with France in mission to DESTROY ISIS after terror attacks -- Express
Russia, France Anti-ISIS Fight: After Paris Attacks, Russian Missile Cruiser To Assist French Navy Against Islamic State -- IBTimes
Russia and France seal new 'alliance' -- Arutz Sheva
Russia to cooperate with France in fight against Islamic State -- Times of Israel
6 comments:
This is how you shatter alliances. Alliances that really weren't the paper they were recorded on. I have said all along WNU that NATO was just a social club and Putin's proving it.
Things aren't going that well for barry or his pet horse kerry
jj,
Your right, they're not.
What if this is along the lines of what Mr. Obama and his administration intended?
Philip,
Maybe so, it's a good point. I think though it's gone in directions they didn't anticipate.
Uhhhhhh. At what point did the USSR cooperate in a military operation with Syria - or France - during WW2? They (if we only count Free France as France) fought on the same side but on different theatres. If anything I believe Vichy French volunteers fought on the German side on the Eastern Front.
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