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Moscow, December 17 – This year, significantly increased the threat of global terrorism, the crisis in Syria and Iraq took acute forms, Russia has returned to the Middle East as a leading player. Operation of our aerospace forces against LIH relations with the United States, Ukraine and Georgia, as well as the hostile policy of official Ankara, which harms above all the Turkish people. –

International topics always attract media attention, but this year’s foreign policy say very often. And in this area there are questions that concern almost all. First of all, Syria and, of course, Turkey. The question of relations between Moscow and Ankara is ready to ask just three journalists. The President listened to everybody before responding.

“We believe that the Turkish authorities’ actions (this is against our plane they shot down) – it’s not an” unfriendly “, as a hostile act: shot down a military plane, we have people died. What we were particularly angered? If it was an accident as we later heard, Turkish authorities seem to even know that a Russian plane. Then they do in these cases? People are killed. Just pick up the phone and explain to each other. Instead, immediately fled to Brussels, screaming: “Help we were hurt. “Who are you hurting?

We have somebody touch it? No. They began to hide behind the NATO. And it is necessary for NATO? It seems that it became clear that either. Now the most important thing? I want to make you understand this, and we have the people heard, and Turkey is also heard. What we have, except that the tragedy occurred, the loss of life that we have hurt?

After all, we did not refuse to cooperate. We have expressed readiness to cooperate with Turkey on the most sensitive to her questions. Why it was necessary to do it? I do not understand why? And what made? Do they think that we’ll run out, or what?No, of course, Russia – not the country, “- said Vladimir Putin.

Turkey has achieved exactly the opposite. Russia has increased its military presence in Syria, where the sky covered by their anti-aircraft missile systems, and has helped to restore the Syrian air defense system. So Turkish warplanes fly over Syria will not. And all this is not so in the interests of Ankara, which is one of the Turkish journalists asked a reasonable question: can she acted in the interests of a third party?

“You asked:” Maybe there is a third party some there? “I hint your understanding. We do not know. But if someone in the Turkish leadership has decided to lick the Americans in one place – I do not know right they did or no. First of all, I do not know you need it the Americans or not. You can imagine that at some level was agreement that we are here “navernёm” Russian aircraft, and you close your eyes, that we zaydёm, so to speak on the territory of Iraq and occupy the part of Iraq.

I do not know, maybe this exchange was, we do not know. In any case, they all put in a very difficult position. I think all LIH – this is a minor thing. I’ll say right now on their own observations. At the time, went to Iraq, destroyed the country (good or bad – does not matter), there was a vacuum. Then there were the elements associated with the oil trade. This situation evolved over the years. After all, there is created a business, trafficking in large industrial scale . Then, in order to protect the smuggling and illegal exports, it needed a military force. It is very good to use the Islamic factor to attract cannon fodder under Islamic slogans, which are really just performing game-related economic interests. They began to drum.So, in my opinion, ultimately emerged LIH.

Now we need to ensure the delivery path. We began attacking convoys.Now we see that they are broken at night move five, six, ten, and 15 cars. But another thread, the primary, started to leave Iraq and go through Iraq through Iraqi Kurdistan. But there is one place I will ask the Ministry of Defence that they have shown – we found 11 000 oil tankers, 11 thousand in the same place, you know, just the horror of some “- said Vladimir Putin.

First President has repeatedly said that revenues from oil smuggling receives Turkish elite, including the family of the Turkish President. And this before Russia turned a blind eye to many things that happened in this country, including the policy of Islamization and support the Turkish secret services Caucasus militants. Now, relations with Turkey are unlikely to return to previous levels.

“With the current Turkish leadership, as shown, difficult for us to agree or almost impossible. Even when and where and when we say ‘yes, we agree,” they are on the side or in the back hit us, and for unknown absolutely reasons. That creeping Islamization from which to Ataturk probably already in a coffin overturned, you know, to have recognized. We can see, we fix that in Turkey there are militants – came, say, from the North Caucasus. We have repeatedly told our partners:

“We is it not the case against Turkey. “No, they’re still sitting there, they treated their guard. Then they are using the visa-free entry, enter on the Turkish passport and dissolve, and we have to catch them then either in the Caucasus or in our cities -millionnikah. Therefore, at the international level, I do not see prospects to improve relations with Turkish officials, and humanitarian – of course, “- said Vladimir Putin.

But as another popular tourist destination in Russia – Egypt, here we are not just talking about the difficulties in the relationship. On the contrary, in the fight against terrorism Cairo and Moscow on the same side of the front. And the ban on flights in this country is dictated by security issues. So, these issues, explains the president can be solved.

“As soon as we work out the mechanisms that would reliably ensure the safety of our people, we all restrictions take off. This work, in principle, with the Egyptian partners goes. What could it be? It means that we have to date every step of control should be representatives – from the moment of landing the plane to the moment of departure, loading food. Again, we do not believe in something here wine official Egyptian authorities, it is our common problem, is our common concern, and we need to find a common response to these challenges ” , – stressed the President.

This challenge has thrown us of international terrorism, which Russia and fighting in Syria. It is struggling, so you do not have to do this on its territory. And for this reason there is a Russian aircraft. How long it will stay there – it is a question of the President of the First Channel.

Anton Vernitsky “When will our military operation, you’ll be considered the end point of our operations in the Syrian military space?” 

Vladimir Putin: “We have been told that we will conduct our air strikes and keep an offensive movement of the Syrian army. We do. As long as the Syrian army, these operations are carried out. When we see that the process of rapprochement began, started the political process and the Syrian leadership believes that all stop to shoot and to start to negotiate well, and from that moment we are not going to be big Syrians than Syrians themselves. Why do we need it? And the sooner this happens the better. “

And now we hear opinions that after the operation in Syria, Russia must maintain its military base in this country. The President expressed his opinion on this matter.

“Some people think: they need to have a base. I have no such confidence more and why? I was talking to European colleagues, they tell me: but know, that there’s probably nurtured such thoughts. I say: why? – Well, that here to keep everything under control. – And why do we need there to keep everything under control? This question is very serious. We have shown. We, here we have not had, in fact, the medium-range missiles, we’re wiped out.

Because they have We were only on the ground. The Americans destroyed that was on the ground, “Pershing.” But the sea “Tomahawks” and on aircraft carriers, airplanes left. We were not there, now there is. One – 1500 kilometers of the sea ” Caliber “, the second – the X-101 aircraft – 4.5 thousand. We have what it base? If someone have to get it, and so we’ll get. Maybe there is some meaning in something, but it’s still Granny half said it is necessary to think. Item-based, may be some temporary – perhaps, but let there roots, climb into this situation, in my opinion, there is urgent need, we think, “- said Vladimir Putin.

With regard to the Syrian settlement, Moscow is still convinced that decide the fate of this country is to the people of Syria. And, oddly enough, in the search for a political solution now offer similar approaches, and Russia and the United States.

“We are maintaining the initiative of the United States, including the preparation of the UN Security Council resolution on Syria, namely the project of the resolution and came Secretary of State. On the whole, we are satisfied with, I think that after reviewing the project and the Syrian authorities that should be arranged. Although something may not like it, because in an attempt to resolve a conflict that lasts for many years, the legal conflict is always possible compromise, but concessions have to be made on both sides. However, we believe that on the whole an acceptable offer, although there is there still a lot of work “, – said Vladimir Putin.

President spoke in general about the relationship with the United States, more precisely on the future relations with the new president of this country, which will be selected next year.

“The new US president. But we must first understand who it will be. But in any case, whoever it was, we are ready and willing to develop its relations with the United States. Last visit of Secretary of State has shown it seems to me that the American side is ready somehow move towards joint solutions to the issues that can only be solved together. But this is in principle a sensible position. We have it in every possible way supported and will support.

Speaking at a press conference and went on the relations with our closest neighbors. First of all, Ukraine, the theme of which, though gone from the front pages, but it remains topical. Since the new year should be formally withdraw from the Minsk Agreement, which gave rise to a truce in the south-east. Ukrainian journalist asks whether now the new aggravation? President says: January really change life in Ukraine, but in another sense.

“January 1, unfortunately for us, we predict deterioration of our economic relationship, because we have to make a decision that will not be with Ukraine on January 1, work as a member of the CIS free trade zone. I EU leaders offered and asked not to exclude Ukraine from the free trade area and not to deprive her preferences, “- said Vladimir Putin.

As for the Minsk Agreement, then, most likely, their effect will be extended for the next year. But the president once again draws attention to the fact that Ukraine has only simulates execution of the document.

“You know, I tell you frankly say we are not interested in exacerbating the conflict. On the contrary, we are interested to this conflict as soon as possible was allowed, but not the way the physical liquidation of people in the south-east of Ukraine. We are a hundred times already heard that it is necessary that Russia performed Minsk agreement. So we want that! Take a look at what is written. first. To make changes to the Constitution and to harmonize it with the Donbas on a regular basis. They brought? It seems to be made to the transitional provisions. And what it says that to have?

The law on the special status of management incorporated in the transitional provisions. On a permanent basis. I ask all my colleagues: “Time?”. Everyone says: “Time, permanently.” I say, “You know, that this law for three years just passed? A year has passed. “They are,” Yes? “I said,” Yes. “-” Peter A., ​​huh? “He says,” Yes. “However, honestly, this is a direct question about. Everyone says,” You know, he have to do it on a consistent basis. “I say:” I have to – let him do.

“If we want to really solve the problem, let’s stop doing it, let us work together we will work on this. And we are ready to persuade, ready to argue the people in the south-east the country that was found a compromise. We are ready for that and want it, you need to want that our partners in Kiev “, – said Vladimir Putin.

Ukraine mentioned during the discussion on the transit of gas. By what route will go to Europe, Russian energy?Will it be the Ukrainian pipeline, the second line “Nord Stream” pipeline through Turkey or – his fate is not yet decided, to approve the piping should be the European Commission. Speaking about the prospects of this project, Putin touched on the fate of its predecessor.After explaining again why was not built “South Stream”.

“We were ready to implement, we just gave. First, the European Parliament decided that this project is not in the interest of the European Union and sent to the appropriate piece of paper, then the European Commission has demanded from Bulgaria to Bulgaria stopped the preparatory work, and then suddenly the Dutch regulator, which was registered “South Stream”, decided to give us the permission to start construction in the sea.

Well, we could start construction in the sea to drown it billions of euros, and then go to the Bulgarian shore and bury him, not having received advance permission? Of course, we just put in a stupid situation, in which we said: if so, then we will also stop. We did not let this make you understand?

And I am surprised toothless position of the Bulgarian leadership, which, it is unclear for what reasons, disregarded national interests. We are three billion would have to invest in the construction of the project, it is jobs, this salary is income at all levels of the budget, and then another, every year at least 400 million euros would receive just for transit. Well, there is no way in the end.We actually came up with this project because we wanted to support Bulgaria. Well, do not want – do not “, – said Vladimir Putin.

And once again returned to the Ukrainian theme in talking about Georgia. When the president recalled, he found a job where former Tbilisi leader Saakashvili.

“Who do export politicians, they are now actively functioning in the other republic of the former Soviet Union, an independent, in the independent Ukraine. As we can see, they have not changed their style of work. I’m here mention it, I want to say once again. In my look, it’s just a slap in the face of the Ukrainian people. Besides that put Ukraine under external control, but even that’s such policy, so to speak, figures to delegate.

By the way, in my opinion, Saakashvili has not given a work visa in the United States, but it was sent to Ukraine, let there pokomanduet. Here he’s actively functioning. With Ukraine, we said? We are not just you going to manage, but we’ll still will send people who will you manage in the more civilized countries, neighboring or overseas . in key positions all of them will plant: on finance, the economy, the fact, on the sho, this, the fifth-razdesyatoe. Because you can not properly do this, that others can, and you do not “- said Vladimir Putin .

In general, the issue of Georgia concerning relations between Moscow and Tbilisi and the chances of them warming.

“Do not we have initiated the collapse of the relationship, but we are ready to restore them. As for Georgia’s territorial integrity, it is primarily the case of the Georgian people, South Ossetia and Abkhazia. It is necessary to work with them, we will accept any decision. With regard to the visa regime, but we think we are ready to cancel visa regime with Georgia, “- said Vladimir Putin.

The President remarked that two-thirds going to export of Georgian wine was supplied to the Russian market, so that the economic relations between the two countries have already started to develop after the freeze in 2008.