Only way to save the Middle East country from 'endless bloodshed'.
Oleg Peshkov was killed when the Turkish air force downed his Su-24 over Syria as he battled terrorists.
'I've got to talk to my British colleague,' said the Russian president as he left a key fuel and energy session to take the phone call.
'We can't stand by a watch this lawlessness', insist men travelling on five-day 3,900km journey to take up arms in Novorossiya.
Sergeants Nadezhda Durachenko and Galina Mikhailova both named among the victims.
Thousands of people fleeing the Middle East and Africa into Europe should be redirected to Russia, claims economist Fred E Foldvary.
New cities and industries could be created from construction of high-speed railway and motorway routes spanning whole of country.
Few businessmen know Russia as well as Vadim Dymov, but he has a special affection for Siberia - and Siberians.