The Russian Defense Ministry is giving a major media briefing to outline measures to combat international terrorism. The military operation in Syria is expected to dominate the event.
- 02 December 201512:59 GMT
The photos and footage used in the media briefing have been published on the Defense Ministry’s website. - 12:56 GMT
Russia is to provide evidence of Turkey’s role in training, arming and smuggling foreign fighters into Syria next week. - 12:42 GMT
Footage of a Russian airstrike on an oil storage facility controlled by IS has been provided by the Defense Ministry.
- 12:35 GMT
Russia doesn’t expect Turkish President Erdogan to resign in the face of the new evidence, even though he had promised to do so. His resignation is not Russia’s goal and is a matter for the Turkish people. - 12:31 GMT
Russia cannot comprehend that such a large-scale business as oil smuggling could not have been noticed by the Turkish authorities. Russia concludes that the Turkish leadership is directly involved in the smuggling. - 12:28 GMT
- 12:26 GMT
The US-led coalition has failed to intensify strikes on oil tankers and other IS oil infrastructure. Russia will send intelligence on potential targets to coalition members, assuming that a lack of intelligence may be the reason for their hesitance.
Russia, for its part, will continue attacking the oil business of the terrorists and expects the US-led coalition to do the same. - 12:26 GMT
- 12:26 GMT
2,000 fighters, 250 vehicles and over 120 tons of ammo have been sent in the past weeks from Turkey to terrorists in Syria, fuelling the violence in the country. - 12:25 GMT
At least 8,500 oil tankers are used by the terrorists to transport up to 200,000 barrels of stolen oil, according to Russian estimates.
