Russian says one of its warship has fired warning shots at a Turkish fishing vessel in order to avoid a collision.
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“In connection with the incident in the Aegean Sea, Russian Deputy Defence Minister Anatoly Antonov invited the military attaché at the Turkish embassy in Russia to the Russian Defence Ministry”, also added in the explanation. When the vessel didn’t respond and closed to within 600 meters, the Russian warship fired, prompting the Turkish boat to change course, the ministry said.
The incident comes as relations between the two countries have become increasingly strained since Turkey shot down a Russian fighter plane near its border with Syria. Russian Federation denied the claims of airspace violation and said the jet was in Syrian airspace the entire time.
6 December – Turkey condemns Russian “provocation” after Turkish media publish showing a Russian serviceman holding a rocket launcher aboard a warship passing through the Bosphorus.
The watchkeeping team of Russian military ship Smetlivyi, which was anchored 22 km off the Greek island of Lemnos, spotted the Turkish seiner about 1,000 meters away approaching from the starboard side on Sunday morning.
Referring to tensions between Turkey and Russia, Lukashenko said, “If you make a mistake, you should acknowledge it and find the strength to make concessions and compromises to smooth over the situation”.
The Defense Ministry summoned the Turkish defense attache in Moscow over what it described as the “provocative actions” of the Turkish ship.
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Russian Federation has effectively banned tourist travel to Turkey, something which analysts say is likely hit the Turkish tourism industry hard. “We want to overcome tensions through dialogue”, Cavusoglu said.
