“When the head of the Russian state’s plane approached Damascus’s airport, its safety was ensured by Russian Su military planes,” Interfax quoted him as saying.
Earlier it was reported that Putin, during a visit to Syria, met with Syrian leader Bashar Assad, and also visited the command post of the Russian Armed Forces in the SAR.
Later, the Russian leader went to Turkey, where on Wednesday, January 8, he will take part in the commissioning of the Turkish Stream gas pipeline, and will also hold talks with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan.