Russia has not used all of its abilities in Syria yet: Putin

Ahmed Abbas
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Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting of the Presidential Council For Science and Education at the Kremlin in Moscow on June 23, 2014. (AFP PHOTO / RIA NOVOSTI / KREMLIN POOL / ALEXEI DRUZHININ)

The Russian army has not yet used all its capabilities in Syria so far, and it may use “more military means” if necessary, Russian President Vladimir Putin said, as reported by local Russian media.

“We see how efficient our pilots and our intelligence are in coordinating efforts with different types of forces: the army, navy and air force, and how can they use the most advanced weapons,” Putin said, addressing officers.

He added that directing more funds to operations in Syria may be approved if needed.

The Russian president added that his intelligence has foiled 30 plans to execute attacks in Russia.

Russia launched its intervention in Syria last September, aiming to “target terrorists”.

Moreover, on Friday, the UN Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution that aim to launch a peace process in Syria.

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Ahmed Abbas is a journalist at DNE’s politics section. He previously worked as Egypt based reporter for Correspondents.org, and interned as a broadcast journalist at Deutsche Welle TV in Berlin. Abbas is a fellow of Salzburg Academy of Media and Global Change. He holds a Master’s Degree of Journalism and New Media from Jordan Media Institute. He was awarded by the ICFJ for best public service reporting in 2013, and by the German foreign office for best feature in 2014.