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‘Too late for Erdogan to recover from his disastrous policy’
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President Erdogan could have been remembered as an important statesman of this era, said political writer Dan Glazebrook. However, the Turkish president preferred a disastrous policy and threw all his chances away, he added.
Jun 28, 2016 16:11
‘Turkey realizing it has been following wrong path in Syrian conflict’
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As the Turkish president has apologized for the death of a Russian pilot whose jet was downed over Syria in November last year, RT discussed with experts the timing of the apology and its possible impact on relations between Ankara and Moscow.
Jun 27, 2016 16:35
Turkey says Su-34 violated airspace, Moscow shrugs off report as ‘propaganda’
Moscow has denied Turkey’s accusation that a Russian Su-34 bomber violated its airspace on Friday. The Russian Ministry of Defense said that Ankara couldn’t have determined which country the jet belonged to under the circumstances they described.
Jan 30, 2016 16:11
‘I did not shoot down that plane’: Turkish PM says order to attack Russian Su-24 wasn’t his
The only Turkish official who appeared to have been bold enough to take responsibility for the downing of the Russian Su-24 bomber, PM Ahmet Davutoglu, has seemingly backtracked on his words. He now says he did not give a direct order to shoot down the jet.
Jan 3, 2016 07:20
Turkey ‘officially acknowledges’ attack on Su-24 was a planned step - Russian MoD
A recent statement by a Turkish official revealing detailed awareness of Russian Air Force sorties in Syria can be regarded as “official acknowledgment” that the operation to down the Su-24 was a planned step, Russia's Ministry of Defense said.
Dec 23, 2015 15:20
Chinese FM: Downing of Russian Su-24 bomber in anti-ISIS op in Syria undermines intl efforts
The downing of the Russian Su-24 bomber over Syria while carrying out anti-terrorist operations is a great loss to the international efforts in the fight against terrorism, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said.
Dec 22, 2015 07:56
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