“We are only defending our own security and the rights of our brothers”, Erdogan said.
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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.
Turkish officials said the Russian Su-24 was given 10 warnings in five minutes after it strayed into Turkish airspace along the Syrian border before being shot down Tuesday by two F-16 fighter jets, the official Anatolia news agency said.
The latest on the war in Syria, including a Russian warplane shot down by Turkey. “No one should have any doubt that we have done our best to avoid this incident”.
Merkel says she had spoken to Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu in a telephone call Tuesday.
The Turkish prime minister, however, criticized Russian and Syrian operations in Syria’s Turkmen region, saying there is “not one single” presence of the Islamic State group there.
However he played down concerns of escalation of violence among the global players involved in Syria.
The Russian warplane was shot down by Turkey Tuesday. In 2011, for example, Russian military intelligence was responsible for a bomb blast at the U.S. Embassy in Tbilisi, Georgia, sending the White House a not-so-subtle signal.
Russian officials expressed fury over Turkey’s action and spoke of retaliatory measures that were likely to include curbing travel by Russian tourists to Turkish resorts and some restrictions on trade.
The stakes are high in Syria, where the United States, Russian Federation and a swarm of other global, regional and local forces are entangled in the civil war. Video footage of the incident showed a warplane on fire before crashing on a hill and two crew members apparently parachuting down. Russian operations would continue, he said. “One marine was killed”.
A Russian rescue helicopter was also destroyed by rebels, who apparently used a US-made TOW missile. The authenticity of the video could not be confirmed.
The Russian leader also said that ISIS receives much of its funding by moving oil and petroleum products from the territories it controls in Syria to Turkey.
The first was the Defense Ministry’s decision to assign Sukhoi Su-30 Flanker heavy fighter jets to escort all Russian bombers carrying out sorties in Syria – previously they have flown unescorted.
When asked if future talks were being prepared, Lavrov said there were no plans to send any officials to Turkey and that Moscow did not plan to host any Turkish visits.
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The pilot also claimed the ill-fated jet did not violate Turkish air space. The Russians called the mistake “a navigational error”. If Russian Federation responds by downing a Turkish plane, North Atlantic Treaty Organisation member Turkey could proclaim itself under attack and ask the alliance for military assistance.
