By RT
Global
Research, November 16, 2015
RT 16
November 2015
President
Vladimir Putin says he’s shared Russian intelligence data on Islamic State
financing with his G20 colleagues: the terrorists appear to be financed from 40
countries, including some G20 member states.
During
the summit, “I provided examples based on our data on the financing of
different Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) units by private individuals.
This money, as we have established, comes from 40 countries and, there are some
of the G20 members among them,” Putin told the journalists.
Putin
also spoke of the urgent need to curb the illegal oil trade by IS.
“I’ve
shown our colleagues photos taken from space and from aircraft which clearly
demonstrate the scale of the illegal trade in oil and petroleum products,” he
said.
“The
motorcade of refueling vehicles stretched for dozens of kilometers, so that
from a height of 4,000 to 5,000 meters they stretch beyond the horizon,” Putin
added, comparing the convoy to gas and oil pipeline systems.
BREAKING:
Putin & Obama hold talks on G20 sidelines https://t.co/qhj5hvsKoBpic.twitter.com/VIvpf8wf5n
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15, 2015
It’s
not the right time to try and figure out which country is more and which is
less effective in the battle with Islamic State, as now a united international
effort is needed against the terrorist group, Putin said.
Putin
reiterated Russia’s readiness to support armed opposition in Syria in its
efforts to fight Islamic State.
“Some
armed opposition groups consider it possible to begin active operations against
IS with Russia’s support. And we are ready to provide such support from the
air. If it happens it could become a good basis for the subsequent work on a
political settlement,” he said.
“We
really need support from the US, European nations, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Iran,”
the president added.
‘Let’s
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Putin
pointed out the change in Washington’s stance on cooperation with Moscow in the
fight against the terrorists.
“We
need to organize work specifically concentrated on the prevention of terrorist
attacks and tackling terrorism on a global scale. We offered to cooperate [with
the US] in anti-IS efforts. Unfortunately, our American partners refused. They
just sent a written note and it says: ‘we reject your offer’,” Putin said.
“But
life is always evolving and at a very fast pace, often teaching us lessons. And
I think that now the realization that an effective fight [against terror] can
only be staged together is coming to everybody,” the Russian leader said.
BREAKING:
Terror intel exchanges between US, Russia need to be enhanced – #CIA head Brennan https://t.co/X8Xup6IypD pic.twitter.com/ZbMvPkuLFd
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16, 2015
According
to Putin, first of all it should be decided which groups in Syria can be
considered terrorist organizations and which can be attributed to an armed, but
still legitimate part of the Syrian opposition.
“Our
efforts must be concentrated on the battle with terrorist organizations.”
Putin
also disagreed with Western criticism of Russia’s actions in Syria, where the
country has been carrying out a large-scale air campaign against Islamic State
and other terror groups since September 30.
“It’s
really difficult to criticize us,” he said, adding that Russia has repeatedly
asked its foreign partners to provide data on terrorist targets in Syria.
“They’re
afraid to inform us on the territories which we shouldn’t strike, fearing that
it is precisely where we’ll strike; that we are going to cheat everybody,” the
president said.
“Apparently,
their opinion of us is based on their own concept of human decency,” he added.
Putin
told the media that Russia has already established contact with the Syrian
opposition, which has asked Moscow not to carry out airstrikes in the
territories it controls.
Still no conclusion on what caused Sinai plane
crash.
It’s
too early to make conclusions about the reasons for the crash of the Russian
A321 jet over Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula in late October, as all possible reasons
are still being considered by the investigators, Putin said.
“We
know about all the possible scenarios, all of the scenarios are being
considered. The final conclusion can only be made after the implementation and
completion of the inspection,” he stressed.
“If
there was an explosion, the traces of explosives would have remained on the
liner’s cover and on the belongings of the passengers. It’s inevitable. And we
have enough equipment and skilled, world class experts, capable of finding
those traces. Only then would it be possible to speak about the reasons for
this tragedy,” the president added.
With
224 people dying in the crash, Putin said that “it’s a huge emotional pain for
all of us; for all Russian people, no matter what the cause of the crash was.”
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