“We are disturbed that the issue has been escalated”. He described Putin’s criticism of Ankara over the incident as “unacceptable”.
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There’s no chance that Russian Federation will formally join the coalition against Islamic State, Fyodor Lukyanov, head of the Moscow-based Council on Foreign and Defense Policy, a research group that advises the Kremlin, said by phone.
Russian Federation has also heavily bombarded insurgent positions in western Syria near where its warplane was shot down, including Turkmen rebels who are supported by Ankara. The U.S. has also insisted that a political transition in Syria must lead to Assad’s departure. “And we proceed from the position that there will be no repeat of this, otherwise we’ll have no need of cooperation with anybody, any coalition, any country”. We believe we can overcome this problem through diplomacy.
The powerful Turkish leader didn’t lash out at Russian Federation but appeared intent on taking the high road by claiming that “Turkey has never been in favor of triggering tensions and clashes, and we never will be”. Erdogan has rejected Russia’s calls to apologize. The prosecutor’s office declined to provide more details. Putin dismissed that claim again Thursday, calling the Turkish explanations “rubbish”. “The best that Hollande can hope for is the assurance of greater coordination of strikes”.
“It is crucial in that period to avoid any risk, any incident, and prevent any escalation”, Hollande said. And in the face of this, you claim that you are fighting Daesh.
In Germany, Merkel’s Cabinet made a decision to send reconnaissance aircraft, tanker planes and a warship to help in the fight against IS.
Economy minister Alexei Ulyukayev said he did not rule out that the retaliatory measures could hit two major projects with Turkey – the planned TurkStream gas pipeline and the Akkuyu nuclear power plant – in a move that looked set to rattle cages in energy-poor Turkey.
President Vladimir Putin signed a decree imposing a raft of punitive economic sanctions against Turkey on Saturday, underlining the depth of the Kremlin’s anger toward Ankara four days after Turkey shot down a Russian warplane.
Belgian authorities have charged a man with involvement in “terrorist attacks” as investigations continue into the massacre in Paris two weeks ago. The list is likely to include food and some other products, a second government source said.
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The unidentified man was arrested in Brussels on Thursday.
