http://www.mosnews.com/news/2004/10/28/iraqweapons.shtml (moscow news online)
Russian Special Forces Smuggled Saddams Weapons from Iraq to Syria Newspaper Created: 28.10.2004 10:39 MSK (GMT +3), Updated: 10:39 MSK, 10 hours 42 minutes ago for example
Thanks for the link to Mosnews but I was looking for a link from the BBC that Putin would make an announcement today as you stated. Last night someone else said the BBC reported that Putin would respond but I couldn't find it on the BBC website.