Question the president of Karachayevo-Cherkessia:
When it is completely withdrawn Russian limited contingent from Syria?
President Putin:
Applications of our troops in combat conditions - a unique experience. We know, that this application is due to losses, we will not forget about these losses, we will not leave the family members of those, who never returned from the Syrian land. There, Syria has accumulated thousands of fighters from Russia, CIS countries. It is better to destroy them there, than to face them in arms here.
According to the president, now under the control of official Damascus more 90% Syria.
Putin:
We there for a military contingent. We have two home points: marine Tartus, Hmeymim base. They will be there, while it is advantageous to Russia, and pursuant to international commitments. But I do not use the term “base”, we did not build long-term facilities and, if necessary, can bring a contingent of no material damage.
Question from one of the leading air:
What are the lessons of the Syrian campaign, you'd call the most important?
Vladimir Putin:
The use of armed forces in combat and the use of new weapons. No exercises with this can not be compared. Syria - this is not a testing ground for new weapons. But we use it. important to look, as modern weapons actually works. When we started to use this missile weapons, Syria left the whole team of specialists. Our military commanders, and we spent a considerable number of officers and generals, We began to understand, what modern conflict, how to ensure the link, interaction during the performance of operations, accounting intelligence.
leading ether:
New weapons have our troops? many doubt…
Vladimir Putin:
Also in 2004 I said that, we started the development of such systems as our retaliatory step to the US withdrawal from the ABM Treaty. And now this system we have. This "Avangard". This is the ultimate weapon - is not a ballistic. speed over 20 M. I do not think, that some of the countries, such weapons are coming soon. Although then ever appear, of course. But we do not care, because we already have it. "Dagger" The system is already in service in YUVO. Laser Combat is also put into service. We can show the, who doubts. AT 2020 year we plan to put into service "Sarmat".
The president, completing the answer to the question:
We have a global range missile and an underwater drone on small nuclear propulsion. The main stage is completed the development. We need some more things to do within the framework of the planned procedures. I have no doubt, that they are scheduled to be put into service of the Armed Forces. Well, and a, doubt this, they were in 2004, doubts about the “vanguard”
Also, the president read out the question of, for that award Sergei Shoigu and that, when the state company will stop funding “echo of Moscow”.
