The interview is set to air on Sunday evening in the United States on the CBS television program 60 Minutes, right on the eve of the President’s address to the UN.
As a result, the Russian head of state has specified that he does not “think it reasonable to go into much detail about everything he is going to speak about”.
However, Vladimir Putin has revealed some topics he will definitely touch upon.
Here is what they are:
Putin on Terrorism: ‘The task of joining our efforts in the fight against this common evil’
The issue, he says, should be definitely addressed from the United Nations platform, due to the scale of this global threat.
It is really hard to overestimate the threat of global terrorism, as the number of people who suffer from it now stands at hundreds of thousands, millions of people, thus making it a common challenge.
The president has called it a “common evil”, which can be tackled only through the joint efforts of the global community.
Putin on Russia’s Presence in Syria: ‘We act based on the United Nations Charter and the request from the Syrian government’
The situation in Syria is surely a hot topic of today's news.
President Putin has repeatedly voiced Russia's support of legitimate President Assad, specifying that the fate of the country should be decided solely by the Syrians.
“Concerning our, as you put it, presence in Syria, as of today it has taken the form of weapons supplies to the Syrian government, personnel training and humanitarian aid to the Syrian people.”
However, the president explained that Russia is acting on the basis of the United Nations Charter, i.e. the fundamental principles of modern international law, according to which, this or that type of aid, including military assistance, can and must be provided exclusively to the legitimate government of one country or another, upon its consent or request, or as per the decision of the United Nations Security Council.
“In this particular case, we act based on the request from the Syrian government to provide military and technical assistance, which we deliver under entirely legal international contracts,” he stressed.
Putin on a Joint Fight Against Terrorism in Syria: ‘We would welcome a common platform for collective action against the terrorists’
The president previously said that Moscow is concerned about the spreading influence of the Islamic State, (also known as ISIL and ISIS), which openly intends to expand into Europe, Russia, Central and Southeast Asia.
The president stressed that there is only one regular army in Syria and that is the army of Syrian President al-Assad. He is confronted with what some of Russia’s international partners interpret as an opposition.
In reality, he said, al-Assad's army is fighting against terrorist organisations.................http://sptnkne.ws/NYs
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U.S. support for Syria rebels illegal: Putin....
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In an interview with U.S. networks recorded ahead of a meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama, Putin said Syrian President Bashar al-Assad deserved international support as he was fighting terrorist organizations.
Obama and Putin are scheduled to talk on Monday after Putin addresses the United Nations, although White House and Kremlin officials have disagreed on what the two leaders will discuss and even who initiated the meeting.
"In my opinion, provision of military support to illegal structures runs counter to the principles of modern international law and the United Nations Charter," he said in an excerpt of an interview with U.S. television networks CBS and PBS released by the Kremlin.
Russia has stepped up its military involvement in Syria in recent weeks, with U.S. officials accusing Moscow of sending combat aircraft, tanks and other equipment to help the Syrian army...............reuters.com
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