The shooting down by Turkey of a Russian war plane on its border with Syria last week has led to an almost daily war of words between the nations' leaders. Russia has demanded an apology but Turkey has repeatedly defended its actions. 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. Turkey says the plane was repeatedly warned for violating Turkish airspace. Russia says there was no violation and no...
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