In Russia’s parliament, one lawmaker submitted a bill that criticized those who deny that the killings of Armenians Ottoman Turkish forces in 1915 were a “genocide”-a direct dig at Turkey, which vehemently rejects that description”.
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But the Russian response was carefully calibrated, indicating Moscow did not want to jeopardise its main objective in the region: to rally worldwide support for its view on how the conflict in Syria should be resolved. So far, Russian Federation has refrained from doing so as not to anger Turkey, but now it could go ahead with plans to open an office in the Syrian Kurdish regions and supply arms to the fighters, Unluhisarcikli said.
Instead, he said the downing of the plane appeared to have been a “planned provocation” on Turkey’s part.
There are fears the shooting could derail efforts to bring peace to Syria that were gaining tentative momentum following the November 13 Paris attacks claimed by IS extremists who control swaths of northern Syria.
Putin is to meet Thursday in Moscow with French President Francois Hollande to discuss cooperation in the fight against Islamic State terrorists. Because of this entire ordeal, Russian Federation is planning on deploying advanced anti-aircraft missile systems to Syria in a case of any further attacks.
He said on Wednesday: “After yesterday’s event we can not rule out other incidents and if they happen, we will have to respond somehow”.
“President Hollande suggested measures to close the Turkish-Syrian border to stop the flow of militants and finances to terrorists”.
“It was like James Bond”, said Zakaria Ahmad, a spokesman for a rebel faction operating in a rugged area known as the Turkmen mountains, where Tuesday’s operations unfolded.
Turkey’s North Atlantic Treaty Organisation allies have called for a rapid de-escalation in tensions between Ankara and Moscow as Russia accused Turkey of a “planned provocation” over the downing of a Russian warplane on the Syrian border. Capt Konstantin Murakhtin was rescued in a 12-hour operation and is now at an Russian air base in Syria.
The sole surviving pilot said he had received no warning and the aircraft did not violate Turkish air space, prompting the Turkish army to release audio recordings it said showed the Russian jet was repeatedly warned to change course.
“What can you do?” asked Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Erdogan however defended his country’s move to shoot down the plane saying: “no one should expect Turkey to stay silent to border violations or the violation of its rights”.
The situation is also alarming because the Russian and Turkish presidents both pose as strong leaders and would be reluctant to back down and seek a compromise.
“And third, the long-standing good-neighbourly relations between Russian Federation and Turkey, including in the economy and humanitarian spheres have been undermined”.
Peshkov was killed. Murakhtin said on Russian TV on Wednesday that their plane was flying over Syrian territory and didn’t violate Turkish airspace. The second airman and a soldier sent to rescue him died.
Some Russian tour operators have already said they will be curtailing travel to Turkey – a favorite destination for many Russian vacationers. Mr Putin urged Russians not to visit Turkey on holiday, while Russia’s food safety watchdog announced it was suspending imports of poultry from a Turkish company.
Russia’s defense minister Sergey Shoygu said Wednesday that the country would send defense missile systems to its airbase near Latakia, Syria, just south of Turkey’s Mediterranean coast.
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For answers, we spoke to people close to both sides.
