Putin, Hollande agree to share intelligence against Islamic State

Russian President Vladimir Putin and French President Francois Hollande agreed Thursday to share intelligence information and focus airstrikes on the terror groups in Syria, boosting the possibility Moscow will be closer in line with the U.S.-led coalition fighting the Islamic State.

Putin said Russia is prepared to work with the international coalition fighting the militant group but said Russia will work on its own if it does not get wider support. He said the United States should have done more to prevent the downing of the Russian fighter jet by Turkey earlier this week.

"All this forces us to join efforts against a common evil," Putin said. "We see that you pay a lot of attention and make efforts to create a broad anti-terrorist coalition. You know our position and we are ready for joint work. Moreover, we believe it is absolutely necessary, our stances are similar in this regard."