Russia, France Put Aside Syria Disputes to Strike Islamic State
- Putin ordered Russian navy to work with French vessels
- French leader to meet Putin, Obama to discuss Paris response
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Russia and France, long at loggerheads over their approach to the war in Syria, took steps toward a united military front against Islamic State in response to the massacre in Paris and the downed plane in Egypt.
President Vladimir Putin instructed the Russian Navy to work with French vessels "as allies" on the same day he vowed revenge for the Oct. 31 downing of a Russian airliner over Egypt that killed 224 people. For the first time, he acknowledged the tragedy was a terrorist attack.