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WORLD NEWSFriday 4 December 2015
Putin calls for broad international anti-terror front
Russian President Vladimir Putin gives his annual state of the nation address in the Kremlin in Mos- bandits, no double stan- more constructive in trying
cow, Russia, Thursday, Dec. 3, 2015. dards, no contacts what- to confront this problem.”
soever with any terrorist Putin in his speech accused
(AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev) organizations, no attempts Turkey of a “treacherous
to use them for some selfish war crime” in downing a
V. ISACHENKOV global efforts in fighting ter- the attacks in Paris and the goals, no criminal, bloody Russian warplane at the
Associated Press rorism. Without naming the downing of a Russian pas- business with terrorists.” border with Syria.
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian United States, he accused senger plane in Egypt. The Putin specifically targeted “Allah must have punished
President Vladimir Putin Washington and its allies of IS has claimed responsibility Turkey, accusing it of “al- Turkey’s ruling clique by de-
called Thursday for “one turning Iraq, Syria and Libya for both. “We must leave all lowing terrorists to earn priving it of sense and rea-
powerful fist” to fight terror- into a “zone of chaos and arguments and disagree- money by selling oil stolen son,” Putin said.
ism, hinted at more sanc- anarchy threatening the ments behind and make from Syria.” Turkey said the plane vio-
tions against Turkey and entire world” by supporting one powerful fist, a single “For that money the bandits lated its airspace for 17
accused Western powers change of regimes in those anti-terror front, which are recruiting mercenar- seconds despite repeated
of creating “a zone of cha- countries. would work on the basis ies, buying weapons and warnings; Russia denies
os.” Putin didn’t address efforts of international law under staging cruel terror attacks that. The shoot-down, the
Speaking in his live state-of- to start a peace process in the aegis of the United Na- aimed against our citizens, first time a NATO coun-
the-nation address, Putin Syria in his speech, focus- tions,” he said, addressing as well as citizens of France, try has downed a Russian
called for an end to what ing on the need to pool lawmakers and top officials Lebanon, Mali and other plane in more than half a
he called double standards global efforts in the fight in an ornate Kremlin hall. countries,” he said. century, triggered a bitter
that hampered uniting against terrorism following “That means no shelter to White House press secretary falling out between the two
Josh Earnest said it was “a nations, which had devel-
little ironic” for the Russian oped robust economic ties.
leader to point a finger at Moscow deployed long-
others. “The ongoing and range air defense missile
intense military effort by the systems to its base in Syria
Russians to prop up a dic- 50 kilometers (30 miles)
tator inside of Syria that is south of the border with Tur-
the root cause of so much key and slammed an array
chaos makes it a little ironic of economic sanctions on
for him to be pointing the Turkey, including a ban on
finger at anyone else,” Ear- imports of fruit and vege-
nest said Thursday, adding tables and the sales of tour
that Washington “would packages.
welcome a constructive “We will remind them not
Russian contribution” to the just once about what they
U.S.-led coalition. have done, and they will
“But Russia has different feel sorry about it more
aims, apparently, if you than just once,” Putin said
look only at their military without spelling out what
strategy,” Earnest said. “We other actions Russia may
would like to see Russia be take.q
Danish referendum takes step away from EU, including Europol
JAN M. OLSEN ment agency is preparing to Brussels,” said Kristian dent Donald Tusk and Eu- part of Europol — either di-
Associated Press to increase its role in fight- Thulesen-Dahl, head of the ropean Commission Presi- rectly, as the government
COPENHAGEN, Denmark ing terrorism. EU-skeptic, anti-immigra- dent Jean-Claude Juncker suggested, or through par-
(AP) — Danes voted Thurs- Projections on Denmark’s tion Danish People’s Party. aimed at reaching so- allel agreements, as the
day to keep a 23-year-old two main television stations “What a fantastic eve- called parallel agreements “no” side called for. The
opt-out from justice affairs, based on nearly all votes ning,” said Thulesen-Dahl, that would allow Denmark latter means Danes find
hence taking a step away counted showed 53 per- one of the “no” sides most to continue cooperation themselves on the side-
from closer ties with the cent wanted to keep the prominent figures. with Europol, among oth- lines of the EU-wide po-
European Union, meaning 1992 opt-out. Pro-EU Prime Minister Lars ers. lice agency with no say in
it temporarily would end “Danes are saying yes to Loekke Rasmussen said he During the two-week cam- decision-making, like non-
ties with Europol, even as cooperation but no to relin- now would have talks with paign, both sides have EU neighbors Norway and
the European law-enforce- quishing more sovereignty European Council Presi- called for somehow being Iceland.q
