"It’s absolutely none of our business, it’s the concern of the Turkish people," Putin said at a news conference after talks with his French counterpart Francois Hollande when asked if the Turkish president should step down.
He said he regrets the Turkish authorities "thoughtlessly and stupidly" destroyed an unprecedented level of cooperation with Russia reached for the past 10 years.
In an interview with French TV channel France 24, Erdogan said his country "never had such trade [in oil] with terrorist organizations." "If the Russian side proves that, Tayyip Erdogan will resign, it’s a matter of honor," he said.
"We have never interfered in that and are not going to do that," the Russian leader said.
"It’s a great pity that the unprecedented level of our interstate relations that has been reached with Turkey over the past 10 years… we considered Turkey not only a neighbor but a friendly state, nearly an ally.. is so thoughtlessly and stupidly being destroyed," Putin said...
[tass.ru]
27/11/15
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Turkey’s attack was planned, Russian Ambassador in Nicosia says...
ReplyDeleteRussian Ambassador in Nicosia Stanislav Osadchiy has said that the downing of a Russian fighter jet on Tuesday by Turkey was planned and expressed his country`s concern over Turkey`s role as regards the Islamic State.
In statements after having been received by House of Representatives President Yiannakis Omirou, Osadchiy said “this worries us greatly because it reinforces our suspicions that the Turkish government plays a double role because it supplies the Islamic State with money it gets from cheap oil it receives by Syrian Islamists.”
He added that a Turkish paramilitary organisation known as Grey Wolves is responsible for the death of one of the jet`s pilots, which was downed on Syrian territory, adding that this means that Turkish nationalists are operationally active on Syrian territory which is dangerous.
All the above, he said, “have persuaded us that we need to take counter-measures, including defensive measures such as deploying S400 defence missiles in Syria and economic measures.”
On his part Omirou expressed “full support and solidarity after Turkey’s unprovoked attack against a Russian fighter jet, which was on a mission against the Islamic State and jihadists within Syria`s airspace.”
Judging by Turkey`s behaviour it is evident that it supports the Islamic State, he said, adding that the reality which everyone can see is that the Islamic State constitutes a threat to humanity.
http://www.parikiaki.com/2015/11/turkeys-attack-was-planned-russian-ambassador-in-nicosia-says/#sthash.tPEBakNs.dpuf
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Erdogan: l’utilisation du S-400 contre les chasseurs turcs sera une agression...
ReplyDeleteL’utilisation du système S-400 Triumph contre les chasseurs turcs au-dessus de la Syrie sera considérée comme une agression, a déclaré le président turc Recep Tayyip Erdogan dans une interview accordée à la chaîne américaine CNN.
Répondant aux questions sur la possibilité hypothétique qu'un chasseur turc soit abattu par le système mobile de défense antiaérienne et antimissile S-400 Triumph, déployé par la Russie ce jeudi sur la base militaire de Hmeimim en Syrie, le président turc a précisé que le geste serait considéré comme une agression. Le cas échéant, la Turquie "prendrait des mesures urgentes", a précisé Erdogan..............http://fr.sputniknews.com/international/20151127/1019853107/erdogan-agression-russie.html#ixzz3sgPXd4XD
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