Photo credit: Zaman, Turgut Engin Downing of a Russian warplane by Turkish jets on the Turkish-Syrian border has provided an enabling environment for Russian President Vladimir Putin to polish his image. Increasingly sharp rhetoric from the Russian side has two primary goals: To avoid hard military action and prop up the Russian leader. Russia has unleashed massive anti-Turkey propaganda right after Turkish jets shot down the Russian warplane for apparently violating Turkish airspace for 17 seconds. Russians were outraged over the downing of their warplane, a rare event for a major power such as Russia and huge humiliation for Putin. …read more
Source: The Huffington Post
