Turkey: Russian jet violated airspace

Tensions rose between Turkey and Russia when Turkey and NATO said a Russian warplane had violated Turkish airspace. Russia dismissed the Turkish allegations as “baseless propaganda.” Turkey’s Foreign Ministry said a Russian Su-34 warplane entered Turkish airspace Friday at 11:45 a.m. (0945 UTC) despite what Turkish and NATO officials said were repeated warnings. Turkish President […]

Tensions rose between Turkey and Russia when Turkey and NATO said a Russian warplane had violated Turkish airspace. Russia dismissed the Turkish allegations as “baseless propaganda.”
Turkey’s Foreign Ministry said a Russian Su-34 warplane entered Turkish airspace Friday at 11:45 a.m. (0945 UTC) despite what Turkish and NATO officials said were repeated warnings.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned Russia it would endure “consequences” if it continued such violations, and he called the Russian actions “irresponsible.” He spoke to reporters at Istanbul’s airport as he departed on a trip to Latin America.
The Turkish government said it had summoned Russia’s ambassador in Ankara to protest.