Russian President Vladimir Putin said Turkey stabbed Russia in the back and acted as an accomplice of terrorists by shooting down a Russian warplane flying over the Turkish-Syrian border. “This incident stands out against the usual fight against terrorism,” Putin said at a press conference on Tuesday. “Today’s tragic event will have significant consequences, including for Russian-Turkish relations.” Putin also slammed Turkey’s decision to call a NATO meeting instead of contacting Russia in the wake of the incident, saying the move seemed like Turkey wants to put the alliance at the service of terrorist group ISIS. The Turkish military said the jet, an SU-24, violated Turkey’s airspace and was warned 10 times over a period of five minutes to leave its airspace. When the pilots failed to comply, Turkey’s military shot it down. Turkish President Recep Erdogan called an emergency security meeting with top officials, including Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu and heads of intelligence, CNN Turk reported. “We want the international community to know that we are ready for any kind of sacrifice when the security and life of our citizens and our border security are concerned,” Davutoglu said. “The…
Turkey Acted as ‘Accomplice of Terrorists’ by Downing Russian Jet: Putin
November 24, 2015
