Russia claims that it has proof confirming that the Russian jet did not violate Turkish air space and posed no threat to the country, Russian Aerospace Forces Deputy Commander Sergei Dronov said.
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Hijab said the body had formed a negotiating delegation and committees that would deal with legal issues and global affairs and support, Saudi state news agency SPA reported.
They have agreed to set up a joint body to prepare for future talks with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s government, which world powers proposed at a meeting in Vienna last month.
Russia has imposed a number of sanctions on Turkey but Putin brushed aside questions from journalists about raids against Turkish firms and expulsions of Turkish students from Russian universities.
Putin said he did not rule out that Ankara was acting with tacit approval from Washington, possibly so that the United States would look the other way to let Turkey “go onto Iraqi territory and occupy part of it”.
The Russian leader praised the celebrity real estate developer during his annual press conference on Thursday, calling him a “really brilliant and talented person”.
“UPDATE: 10:27 AM EST – Although the video doesn’t show it, immediately after Scarborough pressed him to condemn Putin’s murdering of his critics, and Trump said he absolutely” condemns it. He said he respects the Russian leader because of his high poll numbers, a phenomenon The Donald is familiar with at this stage in the GOP primary race.
Trump’s response was a far cry from the stance of another Republican candidate, former business executive Carly Fiorina.
The U.S. and Russian Federation have long split on the best path forward in Syria.
Trump in the past has said he thinks he would “get along very well with” Putin, and that he has “a great relationship with the people of Russian Federation”.
Other Republicans, including rival Jeb Bush, mocked the exchange.
It remains to be a seen if Trump’s tacit approval of Putin will cause even a blip in his polling numbers.
Trump: “Well I think our country does plenty of killing, also, Joe, so, you know”. But he would not weigh in on whether a Trump presidency would change U.S.-Russian relations.
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“I was packing my luggage, I had to leave, but now I can stay”, the thin president said sardonically.
