Putin talks. That’s about it. I don’t recall a single attack on Moscow, Beslan, or anywhere else where a strong clear response was given.
He didn’t need to — he just sent the goons. Word got out.
One only has to remember back to the 70’s and the simple fact that the Palestinians did not mess with the Russians but once in Lebanon. Something about body parts(members of the kidnappers families) being returned to the Palestinians in bags and the sudden release of the Russian hostages.
We might not like them or their politics, but you have to admire how they deal with crap like the Palestinians and other muslims terrorists.