Russia’s state tourism agency has issued a warning to Russian citizens against going to Turkey, saying they are likely to be targeted by the Islamist group Islamic State (ISIS).
Turkey and Russia have been embroiled in a bitter diplomatic row since the Turkish military downed a Russian Su-24 fighter in November. While Turkey accused the plane of entering Turkish airspace, Russia accused Turkey of trying to cover up illicit oil dealings with ISIS. Both countries have accused each other of trading oil with ISIS and criticized each other’s air strikes in Syria.
The Russian Federal Agency of Tourism, Rosturizm, issued …read more
Source: Newsweek
