Putin orders preventive
strikes against terrorists
Moscow, July 27 (UNI) Russian President Vladimir
Putin today asked security forces to carry out preventive strikes
against terrorists.
''The measures taken by Russian security
forces in the sphere of fighting terrorism must be of preventive
nature,'' Mr Putin said addressing a meeting of top officials of the
security services, army and law-enforcement agencies, in the
Kremlin.
''We realize how serious the tasks before the
security agencies are in Russia, especially the law enforcement
bodies and Interior Ministry troops,'' he said stressing the recent
events in the world confirmed that terrorism remained a major global
threat.
''The recent blasts in London, the terrorist acts in
Iraq, Turkey, Israel and Egypt, and the assaults on government
officials in Chechnya, Dagestan, and other regions of Russia show
that terrorism remains a major global threat,'' the Russian
president said.
''In this respect, Russia will continue
playing its important role in the joint fight against terrorism,''
he added.
Referring to the threats posed by militants in
Chechnya, Mr Putin ordered that attempts by terrorists to hinder the
restoration of normal life in Chechnya and destabilise the North
Caucasus in general be resolutely curbed.
''The prevention
of the terrorist threat is a special challenge for Russia's Federal
Security Service (FSB),'' he said.
The Russian president
ordered the armed forces to counter any attempts to put
military-political pressure on the country.
''We are well
aware that Russia must have all the effective instruments for
guaranteeing its sovereignty and for maintaining the alignment of
forces and strategic stability in the world,'' Mr Putin
added.
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