Russian warplane shot down near Turkey-Syria border / Turkey feels Putin’s fury over downed fighter

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Turkey announced on 24 November 2015 it had shot down a Russian warplane near the border with Syria, while the two countries disputed whether it had violated Turkish airspace and Russia said the fighter might have been downed by artillery.

Russian President Vladimir Putin accused Turkey of a 'stab in the back by terrorists’ accomplices' and said the incident would have consequences for Russia - Turkey relations.

NATO member Turkey called for an emergency meeting of NATO ambassadors for later on the 24 November 2015. After the meeting NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said 'I have previously expressed my concerns about the implications of the military actions of the Russian Federation close to NATO’s borders'... I look forward to further contacts between Ankara and Moscow and I call for calm and de-escalation. Diplomacy and de-escalation are important to resolve this situation'.

Commentators discussed the wider and serious implications of the incident. In an editorial The Guardian wrote 'Turkey’s shooting down of a Russian jet fighter exposes the fragility that lies beneath talk of an international coalition against Islamic State in Syria'.

Source Link http://www.politico.eu/article/russian-warplane-shot-down-near-turkey-syria-border/
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