The President of Russia Vladimir Putin freezes the West on the fight against Islamic terrorism. The face to face with Barack Obama a The margin of the G20 in Antalya was in fact not decisive, so much so that in a note the Kremlin almost made fun of it by saying: "It is unrealistic to expect a 20-minute match to lead to a breakthrough." Between Kremlin , White House strong differences therefore persist: an unbridgeable abyss had already emerged yesterday at the end of the meeting and today it is confirmed by Dmitri Peskov. "Russia and the West have understood the need to cooperate in the fight against international terrorism - explained the spokesman of the Kremlin - but an agreement is impossible because the West is divided in its approaches to the fight against this phenomenon". Putin himself also chimed in on the matter, stating that "Isis jihadists are funded by individuals from 40 countries, among which also members of the G20″, therefore in all probability Western countries
Meanwhile, France insists on its military reaction on Syria, a country where the presence of Isis must be eradicated, which claimed responsibility for the terrible attacks in Paris that took place on Friday night. “France will step up its actions in Syria after yesterday's bombings that took place in collaboration with the United States,” the president said Francois Hollande in the speech to the United Chambers extraordinarily in Congress at Versailles. “There will be more military action,” Hollande said.
Also on the Syrian front comes another piece of news that could mark a turning point in diplomatic relations. According to Turkish Foreign Minister Feridun Sinirlioglu, quoted by the Anadolu state agency, Syrian President Bashar al Assad "will not run" in the next elections foreseen after the transitional period. "Assad will leave within six months in an agreed way and date after the new transitional government is created and assumes executive powers," Sinirlioglu added, specifying that a draft of the new constitution will be prepared in 18 months and elections will take place accordingly.
Instead, the alarm on Italy has returned: in the afternoon the rumor had spread of a sighting of the black Seat used by the commando of terrorists on the tragic night of Friday. The car was allegedly seen first in Ventimiglia and then reported fleeing in the Turin area. Circumstances later denied by the police: instead it would have been found in Paris.