Russian President Vladimir Putin believes that the deployment of “Patriot” missiles in Turkey will not defuse the situation on the Syrian-Turkish border and called for restraint.
“If in the beginning of the play there is a gun on the wall, at the end of the play they would be a shot”, – Putin said an expression from the Russian classics in connection with the possibility of placing “Patriot” missiles in Turkey in response to attacks on Turkish territory from Syria.
“Why do we need extra shooting at the border? We share the concern of the Turkish side to the events at the border, but we call for restraint, for the creation of additional military capability would not defuse the situation. You know perfectly well that Syria will not to attack its neighbors, they can’t deal with themselves, “- said the head of the Russian state.
He, in particular, thinks that the firing of Turkish territory from Syria is a “pure coincidence.”