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| Turkey says Russian jet invaded its airspace despite warnings | Turkey says Russian jet invaded its airspace despite warnings |
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| Turkey claims a Russian fighter jet ignored radar warnings not to violate its airspace on Friday, as Moscow’s envoy to Ankara was summoned for an emergency meeting. | Turkey claims a Russian fighter jet ignored radar warnings not to violate its airspace on Friday, as Moscow’s envoy to Ankara was summoned for an emergency meeting. |
| Officials claimed the Su-34 jet ignored several warnings delivered both in Russian and in English by radar units before travelling into Turkish airspace. | Officials claimed the Su-34 jet ignored several warnings delivered both in Russian and in English by radar units before travelling into Turkish airspace. |
| The alleged incursion would be the latest in a serious of diplomatic incidents between the two countries, prompting Ankara to call in the Russian ambassador. | The alleged incursion would be the latest in a serious of diplomatic incidents between the two countries, prompting Ankara to call in the Russian ambassador. |
| “This violation is a concrete indication of Russia’s acts aiming to escalate problems, despite the clear warning by our country and by Nato,” Turkey’s foreign ministry said. | |
| “We openly and clearly call on Russia to act responsibly so that the Turkish air space, which is a Nato airspace, is not violated. We stress once again that all the responsibility for any unwanted grave consequences as a result of any such irresponsible behaviour will belong entirely to the Russian Federation,” the statement said. | “We openly and clearly call on Russia to act responsibly so that the Turkish air space, which is a Nato airspace, is not violated. We stress once again that all the responsibility for any unwanted grave consequences as a result of any such irresponsible behaviour will belong entirely to the Russian Federation,” the statement said. |
| In late November a Turkish F-16 shot down a Russian Su-24 jet – the first time a Nato country and Moscow have exchanged direct fire over the conflict in Syria. | |
| The incident has caused considerable damage to diplomatic relations between the two countries, which have strong economic links. Vladimir Putin described it as a stab in the back. | The incident has caused considerable damage to diplomatic relations between the two countries, which have strong economic links. Vladimir Putin described it as a stab in the back. |
| Ankara and the Kremlin gave conflicting accounts of the incident, which occurred in an area near the Turkey-Syria border straddling Iskenderun and Latakia. | |
| The Turkish UN ambassador, Halit Cevik, told the security council that two planes had flown a mile into Turkey for 17 seconds. | |
| Russia’s defence ministry confirmed that one of its planes was shot down, but claimed it had never left Syrian airspace. One pilot and a Russian marine in the rescue party were killed in the incident. | Russia’s defence ministry confirmed that one of its planes was shot down, but claimed it had never left Syrian airspace. One pilot and a Russian marine in the rescue party were killed in the incident. |