Vladimir Putin at the meeting of the CSTO. © RIA Novosti. Alexey Druzhinin
Putin Addresses Risks of Terrorism Spilling Over From Syria -- RIA Novsoti
SOCHI, September 23 (RIA Novosti) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a gathering of Eurasian leaders on Monday that he was concerned about terrorism spreading from Syria to Russia and neighboring states.
“Rebel groups [in Syria] did not arise out of thin air and are not going to disappear. The problem of terrorism spilling over from one country to another is certainly real and can certainly affect the interests of any of our countries,” Putin said in Sochi at a meeting of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), a military alliance of former Soviet states.
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Update: Russia's Putin says Syria violence could hit ex-Soviet bloc -- Reuters
My Comment: While Putin and his government are worried about a Syrian spillover of terrorism into Russia .... but his big worry is this place.
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