Russia's President Vladimir Putin has condemned Turkey's shooting down of a Russian warplane on its border with Syria. It is the first time a Russian aircraft has crashed in Syria since Moscow launched air strikes against opponents of President Bashar
A Russian Su-24 Fencer attack jet, one of about a dozen based at Russia's forward operating base in Syria south of the port city of Latakia, was shot down after Turkey claims the aircraft had passed into its airspace and did not
Russia's President Vladimir Putin has condemned Turkey's shooting down of a Russian warplane on its border with Syria. It is the first time a Russian aircraft has crashed in Syria since Moscow launched air strikes against opponents of President Bashar
Turkey shot down a Russian warplane for violating its airspace Tuesday, but the Turkish air force does the exact same thing several times a day in Greece.
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. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov described