The vast majority of Russians believe Turkey’s apology for downing a Russian jet last year has come too late and Turkey needs to offer further compensation, a Russian state poll reports.
The incident in November saw a Russian Su-24 jet crash in northern Syria , after briefly entering Turkish airspace for a matter of seconds. Turkey claimed responsibility for shooting the jet, prompting Russian President Vladimir Putin to accuse the country of siding with “terrorism” and introducing trade and travel sanctions on the country.
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was initially defiant, before shifting tone in June when he expressed …read more
Source: Newsweek
