Putin and Syria

I'll help Syria if the U.S. attacks, says Putin in chilling threat to Obama as G20 summit breaks up in acrimony
Russia last night issued a chilling threat to assist Syria if the US leads military strikes against its hated regime.
As a summit of world leaders broke up in acrimony, Vladimir Putin declared openly that he is already supplying arms to Syrian tyrant Bashar Assad and vowed to step up support if a planned missile attack goes ahead.There were gasps as the Russian President made his remarks after being asked how he would react if Barack Obama proceeds with an attack in response to Syria’s used of chemical weapons.

There may have been a cull in smiles after Putin admitted to helping arm Syria

Russia's President Vladimir Putin has hinted that he would be prepared to help Syria should Obama push U.S. military intervention

Russia's President Vladimir Putin (2L) has said military intervention would be 'counter productive' and 'disrupt the world economy'