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| Putin: Turkey 'knew downed fighter jet was Russian' | Putin: Turkey 'knew downed fighter jet was Russian' |
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| Russia has rejected Turkey's claims that it did not know the plane it shot down on the Syria border was Russian. | Russia has rejected Turkey's claims that it did not know the plane it shot down on the Syria border was Russian. |
| President Vladimir Putin said Russian planes were easily identifiable and the jet's flight co-ordinates had been passed on to Turkey's ally, the US. | |
| Turkey's president said earlier if it had known the plane was Russian "maybe we would have warned it differently". | |
| Mr Putin was speaking after meeting his French counterpart and pledging closer co-operation against Islamic State. | Mr Putin was speaking after meeting his French counterpart and pledging closer co-operation against Islamic State. |
| IS claimed the 13 November attacks in Paris which killed 130 people. | IS claimed the 13 November attacks in Paris which killed 130 people. |
| Both Mr Putin and French President Francois Hollande agreed to increase the exchange of intelligence and military information, step up co-ordinated air strikes against IS and make greater efforts to avoid targeting other Syrian rebel groups "ready to fight terrorism". | Both Mr Putin and French President Francois Hollande agreed to increase the exchange of intelligence and military information, step up co-ordinated air strikes against IS and make greater efforts to avoid targeting other Syrian rebel groups "ready to fight terrorism". |
| Russia has been carrying out air strikes in Syria to back up the Syrian government of Bashar al-Assad in the civil war. Turkey has been strongly critical of Mr Assad since the war began in 2011. | Russia has been carrying out air strikes in Syria to back up the Syrian government of Bashar al-Assad in the civil war. Turkey has been strongly critical of Mr Assad since the war began in 2011. |
| Two Russian servicemen died after the Russian SU-24 plane crashed into a mountainside on Syrian soil on Tuesday after being hit by a missile from a Turkish F-16 fighter jet. | Two Russian servicemen died after the Russian SU-24 plane crashed into a mountainside on Syrian soil on Tuesday after being hit by a missile from a Turkish F-16 fighter jet. |
| The Turkish military said it sent several warnings to the jet before firing, some 17 seconds after the plane entered Turkish air space. | The Turkish military said it sent several warnings to the jet before firing, some 17 seconds after the plane entered Turkish air space. |
| A surviving Russian pilot said he had received no such warning and was adamant they did not stray out of Syrian air space. | A surviving Russian pilot said he had received no such warning and was adamant they did not stray out of Syrian air space. |
| Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has rejected calls by Russia to apologise, saying Turkey does not need to say sorry for the violation of its airspace. | Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has rejected calls by Russia to apologise, saying Turkey does not need to say sorry for the violation of its airspace. |
| However, he told France 24 television: "If we had known it was a Russian plane, maybe we would have warned it differently". | However, he told France 24 television: "If we had known it was a Russian plane, maybe we would have warned it differently". |
| But Mr Putin insisted it was "impossible" for Turkey not to have known it was shooting at a Russian plane. "It's got insignia, and you can see that very clearly". | But Mr Putin insisted it was "impossible" for Turkey not to have known it was shooting at a Russian plane. "It's got insignia, and you can see that very clearly". |
| He went on: "In advance, in accordance with our agreement with the US, we gave information on where our planes would be working - at what altitude, and in what areas. Turkey is part of that coalition and they had to know it was the Russian airforce working in that area. | He went on: "In advance, in accordance with our agreement with the US, we gave information on where our planes would be working - at what altitude, and in what areas. Turkey is part of that coalition and they had to know it was the Russian airforce working in that area. |
| "If it was an American aircraft, would they have struck?" | "If it was an American aircraft, would they have struck?" |
| After Paris: Fight against Islamic State | |
| Earlier on Thursday, Russia's military suspended all communication channels with the Turkish military, including a "hot line" to help avoid air accidents. | Earlier on Thursday, Russia's military suspended all communication channels with the Turkish military, including a "hot line" to help avoid air accidents. |
| Russia's prime minister also warned the government was planning wide-ranging economic sanctions against Turkey within the coming days. | Russia's prime minister also warned the government was planning wide-ranging economic sanctions against Turkey within the coming days. |
| He warned that food products, Turkish interests in Russia and a number of joint investment projects could be affected. | He warned that food products, Turkish interests in Russia and a number of joint investment projects could be affected. |
| Russia has also advised its nationals against visiting Turkey, and urged those already there to return home "due to the terrorist threats that remain on Turkish territory". | Russia has also advised its nationals against visiting Turkey, and urged those already there to return home "due to the terrorist threats that remain on Turkish territory". |
| Turkey and Russia have important economic links. Russia is Turkey's second largest trading partner, while Turkey is the biggest foreign destination for Russian tourists. | Turkey and Russia have important economic links. Russia is Turkey's second largest trading partner, while Turkey is the biggest foreign destination for Russian tourists. |
| Russia's culinary diplomacy | Russia's culinary diplomacy |
| Russia is tightening controls over food imports from Turkey, saying that 15% of the produce does not meet its standards. This is not the first time Russia has used food safety as a means of expressing its anger at a foreign state: | Russia is tightening controls over food imports from Turkey, saying that 15% of the produce does not meet its standards. This is not the first time Russia has used food safety as a means of expressing its anger at a foreign state: |
| Russia mixes food and foreign policy | Russia mixes food and foreign policy |