“There is no one else at all who is fighting ISIS on the ground, except for President al-Assad's army.” Quote by Vladimir Putin
“No one except for al-Assad's army is fighting against ISIS or other terrorist organisations in Syria, no one else is fighting them on Syrian territory. Minor airstrikes, including those by the United States aircraft, do not resolve the issue in essence; in fact, they do not resolve it at all.” StatesFactsFightingUnitedUnited StatesIssuesEssenceArmyIncludingTerroristResolveAlsTerritoryMinorsSyriaIsisOrganisationAircraftAssad Author:Vladimir Putin
“Russia will not take part in any field operations on the territory of Syria or in other states; at least, we do not plan it for now. But we are thinking of how to intensify our work both with President al-Assad and our partners in other countries.” ThinkingCountryStatesPresidentPlansFieldsPartnersRussiaOperationsAlsTerritoryOther CountriesSyriaAssad Author:Vladimir Putin
“There is nothing in common between al-Assad and ISIS, they fight against each other.” FightingCommonAlsIsisAssad Author:Vladimir Putin
“President al-Assad and his army are the only force that actually fights ISIS.” FightingForcePresidentArmyAlsIsisAssad Author:Vladimir Putin
“That's why this generation is the least racist generation ever. You see it all the time. Go to any club. People are intermingling, hanging out, having fun, enjoying the same music. Hip-hop is not just in the Bronx anymore. It's worldwide. Everywhere you go, people are listening to hip-hop and partying together. Hip-hop has done that.” PeopleDoneTogetherFunEnjoyPartyGenerationsListeningHip HopClubsHipsHaving FunHopsRacistHanging OutThis GenerationBronxNightlife Author:Jay-Z
“The issues of political nature should be solved in any country, including in Syria, primarily by its people.” PeopleShouldCountryPoliticalIssuesIncludingSyria Author:Vladimir Putin
“Challenging American leadership is not at stake.” ChallengesStakesAmerican Leadership Author:Vladimir Putin
“It was at a certain stage (you might have forgotten, haven't you?) that the United States actively collaborated with Saddam when he was at war with Iran: weapons were supplied, diplomatic and political support was provided and so on. Then the US fell out with him for some reason and decided to do away with him.” WarStatesReasonMightPoliticalCertainUnitedUnited StatesSupportStageHavensWeaponsDecidedForgottenIranSaddamDiplomatic Author:Vladimir Putin
“When Saddam Hussein was eliminated, the Iraqi statehood and thousands of people from the former Baath party were also eliminated. Thousands of Iraqi servicemen, who were part of the state's Sunni elite, found themselves thrown out into the street. No one gave a thought about them, and today they end up in the ISIS army.” PeopleEndsStatesTodayFoundPartyStreetsArmyFormerThrownElitesSaddamHusseinIsisServicemen Author:Vladimir Putin
“I think that all countries of the region should join their efforts in the fight against a common threat - terrorism in general and ISIS in particular. It concerns Iran as well, it concerns Saudi Arabia (although the two countries do not get along very well, ISIS threatens both of them), it concerns Jordan, it concerns Turkey (in spite of certain problems regarding the Kurdish issue), and, in my opinion, everybody is interested in resolving the situation. Our task is to join these efforts to fight against a common enemy.” ThinkingShouldWellsTwoCountryProblemCertainFightingCommonEffortSituationOpinionEnemyIssuesParticularConcernTasksThreatTerrorismSpiteRegionsIranTurkeysIsisJordanArabiaSaudi ArabiaSaudisTwo CountriesCommon EnemyKurdish Author:Vladimir Putin