MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Nov. 17 ordered the Russian missile cruiser Moskva, currently in the Mediterranean, to start cooperating with the French military on operations in Syria.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin (R), accompanied by Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu (C), meets with top military officials at the National Defence Control Centre of the Russian Federation in Moscow on Nov. 17.