Russian President Putin: Forces Can Be Deployed Back To Syria 'In Mere Hours'

Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting with members of government at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, March 16, 2016. REUTERS/Aleksey Nikolskyi/Sputnik/Kremlin

RT: Putin: Russia may deploy forces back to Syria ‘in mere hours’ if necessary

While Russia is withdrawing most of its forces from Syria, they could be deployed there again in a matter of hours if such a need arises, Russian President Vladimir Putin stated. He added that the Russian bases in Syria are well-protected.

“Of course, if such a need arises, Russia can, in several hours, build up its forces in Syria to a size capable of dealing with an escalating situation and use the entire range of means at its disposal,” Putin said.

“We wouldn’t like that. A military escalation is not our choice. We hope the parties involved would show common sense and that both the government and the opposition will stick to the peace process,” he added.

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Update #1: Putin: Russia can make powerful Syria comeback within hours (Reuters)
Update #2: Vladimir Putin Says Russia Could Redeploy to Syria in Hours (WSJ)

WNU Editor: Maybe not a few hours .... but definitely very quickly.