Lavrov: Shooting down Russian aircraft is deliberate act
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei
(IraqiNews.com) Baghdad – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday, that the shooting of the Russian aircraft by Turkish fighter jets was a “premeditated act.”
Lavrov stated at a press conference, “the operation of shooting down the Russian aircraft by Turkey was a deliberate act,” noting that “this will affect the Vienna talks on Syria.”
He also pointed out that “Russia would not launch a war against Turkey,” adding that “Russia will reconsider its relations with Turkey.”
The Turkish military announced on Tuesday (November 24, 2015), that its fighter jets had shot down a Russian aircraft after penetrating the Turkish airspace near the Syrian border.