During his annual address to Russian lawmakers, President Vladimir Putin said that Moscow is ready for dialogue with its international partners, but will not allow them to infringe on its interests or meddle in its decision-making.

"We will not allow any infringement on the interests of the Russian Federation and we will manage our own destiny without tips and unsolicited advice," the Russian leader said.

He noted, however, that Russia is ready to participate in solving global and regional crises when necessary.

"We understand the extent of our responsibility and are sincerely willing to take part in solving global and regional problems, of course, where our involvement is appropriate, necessary, and in demand," the president stated.

"We are committed to a friendly, equal dialogue, to upholding the principles of justice and mutual respect in international affairs; we are ready for serious discussion on the creation of a stable system of international relations in the 21st century. Unfortunately, in this respect, the decades since the end of the 'Cold War' have gone by in vain," Putin noted, apparently referring to current tensions with NATO and the EU.

He said that Russia stands for "the safety and the possibility of development, not for just the chosen few, but for all countries and peoples, for respect for international law and the diversity of the world."

To be sure, if it was indeed a false flag, the one country that would stand to benefit the most from impairing relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia would be Israel: the legacy nemesis of Iran has long made it clear that Iran being perceived as an object of stability in the region is against its national interest; several years Netanyahu was allegedly close to launching a campaign to prevent Iran from developing its nuclear program, and was one of the catalysts for the subsequent imposition of sanctions against Iran, which were removed last year as part of Obama's landmark deal.

Turkey supports territorial integrity of Syria and it will not let the terrorists of PKK, PYD and the self-defense forces of Syrian Kurds to create a terrorist corridor in northern Syria.

"There has been no response yet," he said.

Sokolov has sent a letter to the president of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) on the situation with Ukraine's plans to carry out missile tests in the airspace near Crimea.

"Yesterday, I sent a formal letter to ICAO President, Mr. Aliu. Naturally, it has been received by our ICAO office, Novgorodov (Russia's representative in the ICAO - TASS). We have taken all necessary countermeasures," the minister told reporters.

Meanwhile, according to Russian Deputy Transport Minister Valery Okulov, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has not responded to Russia's proposal to adopt a resolution concerning dangerous zones in Russia's airspace. "We have proposed that ICAO adopt a resolution, but there has been no response yet," he noted.

It was indicated in the Russian Defense Ministry's note, protesting Ukraine introducing illegal restrictions on the use of airspace over the Black Sea during December 1-2 missile firing drills held by Kiev.

Peskov confirmed the possibility of applying the air defense forces to the Russian Vedomosti newspaper on Wednesday.

Earlier on Wednesday, Peskov told reporters that Russia would not like to see Ukraine breach international law and threaten international flight safety with planned missile launches west of the Crimean peninsula coastline.