[Cowperson]

Just to throw wood on the fire:

Russia reserves the right to carry out pre-emptive strikes on militant bases abroad in the wake of the school hostage seizure, Russia's defence minister said Sunday, adding that Moscow and the United States see eye to eye on fighting terrorism.

“The Americans and the U.S. military have a better understanding of the seriousness of this threat since we and the United States have both been targeted in powerful terror attacks,” Mr. Ivanov said in the television interview.

“In that sense, it has been easier for us to find a basis for mutual understanding with the United States than with some of the European nations.”



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