- Sputnik International
World
Get the latest news from around the world, live coverage, off-beat stories, features and analysis.

Putin Orders Heightened Domestic Security Measures – Kremlin

© Sputnik / Alexey Nikolsky / Go to the mediabankRussian President V. Putin held meeting in the Kremlin
Russian President V. Putin held meeting in the Kremlin - Sputnik International
Subscribe
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Vladimir Putin has instructed all law enforcement agencies in the country to take measures in heightening domestic security.

Russian Airbus A321 passenger airliner crash site in Egypt - Sputnik International
Russia
Russia Confirms A321 Brought Down by Terrorist Explosive Device
MOSCOW (Sputnik) Russian President Vladimir Putin has instructed all law enforcement agencies in the country to take measures in heightening domestic security, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Tuesday.

"During a meeting, the president instructed all of the law enforcement agencies to take measures in heightening domestic security," Peskov told journalists.

London and Moscow shared information on the investigation of the Russian plane crash in Egypt's Sinai, Dmitry Peskov said.

"We have said that an information exchange did take place with British colleagues," Peskov told reporters, answering a question on whether UK experts provided Russia with data confirming that the plane was downed by terrorists.

Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit the country's Defense Ministry Tuesday evening to be briefed on Russian operations in Syria, Peskov said.

"Today at 5 p.m. the president will be at Frunzenskaya Naberezhnaya at the Defense Ministry," Peskov told reporters.

He added that Putin is expected to hold an international phone call later in the day.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has called to hunt down the terrorists involved in the A321 passenger jet that crashed over Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula on October 31 killing all 224 on board and officially deemed a terrorist act, Dmitry Peskov said.

"The president has instructed our special services to take measures to reveal everyone who was involved in the organization of this horrendous terrorist act. He has instructed [them] to hunt down these people throughout the world regardless of their geographical location and regardless of how long ago it was, and to destroy all of these individuals," Peskov told journalists.

The date of the meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his French counterpart Francois Hollande will likely be clear within the next couple of days, Kremlin spokesman said.

"No, there is no specific date yet, the possibility of such a meeting is being worked out. I believe that within a day or two, there may be clarity regarding the schedule," Peskov told reporters.

On Monday, Hollande, who skipped the weekend's G20 summit due to the terrorist attacks in Paris, said he would meet with the leaders of Russia and the United States to discuss joining forces against terrorism.

Newsfeed
0
To participate in the discussion
log in or register
loader
Chats
Заголовок открываемого материала