Actually, this is a kind of “words’ payback. The Russians are always making statements like this. So let them spit their borscht out a little.
Mind you, I do not support Islamacists over Christian countries, but talk is always cheap, and the saying of outrageous things had become a Russian specialty...
It is also a Mid East specialty. The Turks are hateful soldiers but there aren't enough of them. They (Turks) fought with the U.N. (U.S.) in Korea. The Chinese made the mistake of attacking a Turkish position. Next attack they made sure they did not make that mistake. They hit either side of the Turks.