At a meeting today with the vice-chancellor of Germany, Sigmar Gabriel, President of Russia Vladimir Putin stated that, as of today, the fight against terrorism is at the forefront in the international arena.
"Of course, today, at the forefront, is the fight against a common evil – terrorism. Only by defeating terrorism or, in any case, at least by inflicting serious damage on it, can we talk about moving forward on the political track," TASS quoted him as saying.