Putin sends air-defence missiles to Syria after Turkey downs Russian jet
MOSCOW—President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday ordered state-of-the art air defence missile systems to be deployed at a Russian air base in Syria following the downing of one of its warplanes by Turkey, a move that raised the threat of a military confrontation between the NATO member and Moscow.The S-400 missile systems will be sent to the Hemeimeem air base in Syria’s coastal province...