Putin Rules Out Russian Army's Participation in Ground Operation in Syria

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Russian President Vladimir Putin has ruled out participation of the Russian Armed Forces in a ground operation in Syria.

 

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday that he ruled out possibility of the Russian Armed Forces' participation in ground operations in Syria.

"This is out of question," Putin told Rossiya-1 TV channel in an interview, answering a question on Russia taking part in ground operation in Syria. "Whatever happens, we're not going to do this, and our Syrian friends know about it."

Putin also said that Syria operation was well-planned beforehead, it was not some spontaneous action. Russia had conducted aerial, space reconnaisance before launching Syrian operation, the president added.

"We have continuously carried out aerial and space reconnaissance, comparing the data we obtained from different sources, and the specialists from the General Staff… in coordination with their partners established, as you know, the Information Center in Baghdad," Putin said in an interview with Russia’s Rossiya-1 television channel.

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