Ahead of Russian airstrikes, Vladimir Putin has allegedly ordered American planes to leave Syria territory Wednesday. The Russian leader told the US military to stand down as Russia starts their military operation, according to a senior U.S. official.
Early Wednesday morning US defense officials, who are under President Barack Obama’s command, said that American forces would not interfere.
Following this, the Associated Press confirmed that Russia had begun airstrikes in the country in support of US enemy, Syrian President Bashar Assad
Russian lawmakers voted unanimously Wednesday to allow President Vladimir Putin to order air strikes in Syria, where Russia has deployed fighter jets and other weapons in recent weeks.
Putin had to request parliamentary approval for any use of Russian troops abroad, according to the constitution. The last time he did so was before Russia annexed Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula in March 2014.
The vote comes after Putin’s meeting Monday with President Barack Obama on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly meeting in New York, where the two discussed Russia’s recent military buildup in Syria.
Putin and other officials have said Russia was providing weapons and training to Assad’s army to help it maintain control in the country. Russian navy transport vessels have been shuttling back and forth for weeks to ferry troops, weapons and supplies to an air base near the Syrian coastal city of Latakia. IHS Jane’s, a leading defense research group, said last week that satellite images of the base showed 28 jets, including Su-30 multirole fighters, Su-25 ground attack jets, Su-24 bombers and possibly Ka-52 helicopter gunships.
The Federation Council, the upper chamber of the Russian parliament, discussed Putin’s request for the authorization behind closed doors Wednesday, cutting off its live web broadcast to hold a debate notable for its quickness.
Sergei Ivanov, chief of Putin’s administration, said in televised remarks after the discussion that the parliament voted unanimously to give the green light to Putin’s request. The proposal does not need to go to the lower chamber.
Moscow has always been a top ally of Assad. The war in Syria against his regime, which began in 2011, has left at least 250,000 dead and forced millions to flee the country. It is also the driving force behind the record-breaking number of asylum-seekers fleeing to Europe this year.
Washington agreed to talk to Moscow on how to “deconflict” their military actions. Last week, Obama’s Defense Secretary Ash Carter had a 50-minute phone call with his Russian counterpart, in the first such military-to-military discussion between the two countries in more than a year.
Federation Council chairwoman Valentina Matvienko said in a live news conference on Russian television that the decision reflects Russia’s growing role in global affairs.
“We as a great power cannot but take part in fighting this great evil,” Matvienko said, adding that the Soviet Union and Syria signed a security cooperation agreement in 1980 that guarantees that Moscow would help Damascus if asked. ”
The Associated Press contributed to this report
good old o’bummer has given the russians free run on killing any allies that we might have had in the conflict. all to protect the agenda of the muslim crazies..
Once again we see another failing of the Obama/Clinton foreign policy. Our nation chose to side with al Qaeda and ISIS. President Obama may not be competent and may have no plan, but President Putin is different. Putin is competent and he has a plan. Chalk this up as another example of the incompetence of Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton.
first of all Putin has balls–obam is a girl–second –let the Russians do the dirty work–problem solved
USA should be happy that Russians are doing their dirty laundry. Presently, Assad is also fighting the ISIS which is the leading Muslim terror organisation today. There is an old saying in India – Your enemy’s enemy is your friend. Thus Russians helping Assad fight ISIS is ultimately benefitting US.
Syria has posed no threat to the U.S. President Assad of Syria did not capitulate to the demands of the U.S. Government´s agent, the CIA, and turn over control of Syria to the USGov. Rather, president Assad of Syria has resisted the coup attempted against him by CIA subterfuge.
While claiming to be attacking ISIS targets, the US and NATO have attacked the infrastructure of Syria, in an attempt to collapse the government of Syria. The gassing of Syrians, and attacks on the citizenry and general subterfuge has been done by CIA and ISIS mercenaries, and blamed on Assad. Russian leadership knows the situation, wishes to assist Syria instead of supporting the Pentagon plan to destroy Syria, discovered by former NATO general Wesley Clark, on 21 Sept 2001. “This is a memo that describes how we’re going to take out seven countries in five years, starting with Iraq, and then Syria, Lebanon, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and, finishing off, Iran.” Libya was destroyed by the CIA and NATO and the Benghazi subterfuge continues to be investigated by congressman Trey Gowdy and a special committee. CIA whistle-blower, Susan Lindauer explains the destruction of Libya and Qadhaffi in her book, “Extreme Prejudice,” and one, high-level, US occupant with a vendetta against Qadhaffi.
A U.S.Army special operations officer has whistle-blown that the US is funding ISIS via accounts in Swiss banks. http://www.dcclothesline.com/2015/05/04/special-ops-officer-blows-whistle-on-cia-funding-isis-through-swiss-bank-accounts/
For anyone who thinks all of this is not a plan and an agreement between Putin and Obama is not following nor listening to Obama. Remember his statement to Putin, “Wait until after the election and we can talk.” They just had a meeting together, for what???? Obama is operating behind every person, place and thing to not show his true colors….It is always someone else fault!
Our country is in deep trouble and we have no idea just how far this president will take the US before its crucifixion.
The first time I heard of him and then saw him on Oprah show who is also a racist, I thought Oh crap! The devil and a demonet siding up to ruin our country. If I’m not mistaken she gave him millions to run his first campaign. We’ve gone down hill ever since. Between Obama and the Bushes as it was George Senior that first called for a one world order in one of his speeches, they destroyed everything that our last good president did for our country. No more sons of Bushes, no Clintons and Obama should be impeached!
Mr Vladimir Putin,
Since you’ve been disrespected
via ObaMADDi betraying your
SU24 jet fighter.
Vladimir, I’m privately hoping
you just “might’ sell the S-400
to Israel. Since its the Meddle
East who disrespected you.
They don’t care about you or
Russia. The Meddle East
only wants your weapons,
THAT’S ALL !
It would level the playing field.
And the entire world would
have a far different attitude
toward Vladimir Putin where
you’d be money in pocket
both ways. WITH PEACE
HAVING A BETTER CHANCE
OF PREVAILING.
Since it is the MEDDLE EAST
that betrayed Vladimir via ObaMADDi
Mothers Against Derelict Drivel.
Vladimir you can well imagine
ObaMADDi grinding his teeth
courtesy of his own insulting iq.
Wally Schwauss 3ib.ca
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