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| Turkey 'sorry for downing Russian jet' | Turkey 'sorry for downing Russian jet' |
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| Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has apologised for the downing of a Russian military jet on the Turkey-Syria border, the Kremlin has said. | |
| Mr Erdogan sent a message to President Vladimir Putin expressing "sympathy and deep condolences" to the family of the killed pilot, a spokesman said. | |
| Turkey had angered Moscow by failing to apologise for the incident in November. | Turkey had angered Moscow by failing to apologise for the incident in November. |
| Russia responded by imposing trade sanctions and suspending Russian package tours to Turkey. | Russia responded by imposing trade sanctions and suspending Russian package tours to Turkey. |
| Mr Putin said at the time the restrictions would not be lifted until Russia received an apology. | Mr Putin said at the time the restrictions would not be lifted until Russia received an apology. |
| Mr Erdogan spoke of his deep regret for what happened and said he wanted to restore relations, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. | |
| "The letter states, in particular, that Russia is a friend to Turkey and a strategic partner, with which the Turkish authorities would not wish to spoil relations," Mr Peskov said. | "The letter states, in particular, that Russia is a friend to Turkey and a strategic partner, with which the Turkish authorities would not wish to spoil relations," Mr Peskov said. |
| Turkey has not yet commented on the Kremlin statement. | |
| What happened | |
| The Russian Su-24, an all-weather attack aircraft, was shot down by Turkish F-16s in the Turkey-Syria border area on 24 November. | The Russian Su-24, an all-weather attack aircraft, was shot down by Turkish F-16s in the Turkey-Syria border area on 24 November. |
| The plane crashed in the mountainous Jabal Turkmen area of the Syrian province of Latakia, killing the pilot. | The plane crashed in the mountainous Jabal Turkmen area of the Syrian province of Latakia, killing the pilot. |
| A Russian marine involved in a helicopter rescue attempt was killed when the helicopter came under fire. | |
| The navigator in the jet, Capt Konstantin Murakhtin, survived the crash and was taken to Russia's Hmeimim airbase in Latakia by Syrian government forces. | The navigator in the jet, Capt Konstantin Murakhtin, survived the crash and was taken to Russia's Hmeimim airbase in Latakia by Syrian government forces. |
| Turkey said planes were warned 10 times during five minutes via an "emergency" channel and asked to change direction. | Turkey said planes were warned 10 times during five minutes via an "emergency" channel and asked to change direction. |
| The Russian defence ministry insisted that the aircraft remained within Syria's borders throughout its mission and did not violate Turkish airspace and received no warnings. | The Russian defence ministry insisted that the aircraft remained within Syria's borders throughout its mission and did not violate Turkish airspace and received no warnings. |
| Strained relations | |
| The incident strained relations between Moscow and Ankara, with Mr Putin saying he had been "stabbed in the back". | |
| The Russian leader also accused Mr Erdogan of collaborating with so-called Islamic State. | |
| Russia hit Turkey with a raft of sanctions, banning import of Turkish foodstuffs and stopping Russian package holidays to Turkey. | |
| Mr Erdogan offered to meet Mr Putin in person but Moscow refused and the pair have not spoken to each other since. | |
| Russian sanctions |