Vladimir Putin , the President of Russia has called Turkey "accomplices of terrorists" after Turkey shot down a Russian plane...
Vladimir Putin, the President of Russia has called Turkey "accomplices of terrorists" after Turkey shot down a Russian plane near the Turkey-Syria border. He also labelled the incident "a stab in the back", concluding that "the tragic event will have serious consequences for Russian-Turkish relations."
This incident has sparked a diplomatic row between the two rival players in the Syria war. Turkey claims the Russian fighter jet, which was deployed by Russia in the air bombardment
of ISIS strongholds in Syria, was violating its (Turkey) airspace and it was shot down by the Turkish military after being warned ten times. Putin however differ; saying the plane fell in Syrian territory four kilometres from the border and "did not in any way threaten Turkey." |
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Two pilots that were manning the Russian plane were caught on camera parachuting out of the jet before it burst into flames but they have not been found. Russia claims one of the pilots was killed by gunfire from the ground as he descended.
Members of the international communty, including US President, Barack Obama and NATO chief, Jens Stoltenberg have called for calm and an avoidance of escalation of dispute over the incident.
