He said this in the film “No room for error.
Christmas visit to Damascus ”for the TV channel“ Russia 1 ”.
“If you shoot a detailed and fully disclosed film, then it can be, on the one hand, such a very, very good textbook and manual for organizing this kind of work of all services without exception ... On the other hand, it will be such a thriller worse than any and Hollywood, and any other ", - quotes Shoigu RIA Novosti.
He also said that the decision to travel to Damascus was made personally by Putin after a report by various services about the emergence of opportunities to complete the main military phase in Syria and the beginning of the restoration of peaceful life.
“Of course, this is the work of the military, and the restoration of the economy, life - it generally required such a summing up and setting tasks for the next stage,” the Russian Minister of Defense noted.
According to him, Putin's visit showed the citizens of Syria and the whole world that the country is entering a new stage.
On January 7, 2020, Putin arrived in Damascus and met with his Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad.
He also visited the command post of the Russian Armed Forces group in the Syrian Arab Republic and drove through the streets of Damascus.
The safety of Putin's arrival in Syria was ensured by Su planes.