Who armed ISIS? Who armed the Syrians fighting Assad?

On 3 October 2015, Vladimir Putin said this in a press conference with American journalists at the Valdai Discussion Club.

"President Obama, as you said, views Russia as a threat, but I don’t feel the same way about the US. What I do feel is that the politics of those in the circles of power... is erroneous. It not only contradicts our national interests, it undermines any trust we had in the United States. And in that way it actually harms the United states as well... 

One sided actions, they are carried out all the time. They lead to crises... 

Another threat that President Obama mentioned was ISIS. Well who on earth armed them? Who armed the Syrians that were fighting with Assad? Who facilitated this situation? Who pushed for the delivery of arms to the area? Do you really not understand who is fighting in Syria? 

They are mercenaries mostly. Do you understand they are paid money? Mercenaries fight for which ever side pays more. So they arm them and pay them a certain amount... So they fight. They have the arms. You can’t get them to return the weapons of course, at the end. Then they discover elsewhere pays a little more…so they go fight there.  

Then they occupy the oil fields... in Iraq, Syria, they start extracting the oil and this oil is purchased by somebody. Where are the sanctions on the parties purchasing this oil? Do you believe the US does not know who is buying it? Is it not their allies that are buying oil from ISIS? Do you not think the US has the power to influence their allies? Or is the point that they indeed do not wish to influence them? 

Then why bomb ISIS? In areas they started extracting oil and paying mercenaries more in those areas the rebels from 'civilized' Syrian opposition forces immediately join ISIS, because they pay more... So you support, arm them, and then tomorrow they join ISIS.
Can they not think a step ahead? We don’t stand for this kind of politics of the US. We consider it to be wrong. It harms all parties... 

I... ask you to deliver my messages to your government. To the President of the United States, the Vice President, and all other relevant people. Tell them that we do not want or look for any confrontation whatsoever. When you start to consider our national interests in your actions, any other disagreements we may have they will self-regulate. This needs to be done, not just talked about. You must consider the interests of others, and you must respect other people. 

You cannot 'squeeze' others having considered only the benefits that you require from whatever… in economies, in your military activities, in everything. Look at Iraq the situation is terrible. Look at Libya and what you did there, that got your ambassador murdered. Was it us that did this? 

You even had a security council decision to establish a no fly zone. What for? It was so that Gaddafi’s air force couldn’t fly over and bomb the rebels. This wasn’t the smartest decision, but okay… what did you proceed to do yourselves? You started bombing the territory. This is in clear contravention of the security council resolution. It is even outright aggression over a state. Was it us that did this? You did this...

And it ended with the murder of your Ambassador. Who’s fault is it? It is your fault... But do not look around for somebody to blame when it is you making these mistakes. You must do the opposite; rise above the endless desire to dominate. You must stop acting out of imperialistic ambitions. Do not poison the consciousness of millions of people like there can be no other way but imperialistic politics."

Despite American journalists predominating at this particular press conference, Putin's words have appeared in no mainstream media outlet in the U.S.A.

Can't think why not.