Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that Russia will keep cooperating with the United States and its partners to fight Islamic State in Syria. He added cooperation will be in jeopardy if there are any repeats of Turkey’s shooting down of a Russian jet. Speaking after talks in the Kremlin with French President Francois Hollande, Putin voiced lingering anger at Turkey’s actions, saying he viewed the downing of the jet as an act of betrayal by a country.
Mr Putin said he would order Russia’s military to intensify cooperation with the French armed forces including exchanges of information about targets and viewed that as part of creating a broader international coalition bringing together Russia and Western states. He said he and the French leader had agreed how they will cooperate in the near future on a bilateral basis.