Deputy Foreign Minister Alexei Meshkov said it was up to Turkey to guarantee that a similar incident would not take place again in the future.
Turkey last month downed a Russian bomber at the Syrian border, leading to the biggest crisis in ties between the two countries since the end of the Cold War.
After the downing of the warplane, which led to the deaths of a pilot and another serviceman who attempted to rescue him, Russia introduced economic sanctions against Turkey and beefed up its firepower at its airbase in Syria.
- As the countries continue to spar, Turkey accused Russia on Wednesday of playing up a military threat from Ankara that does not exist.
Turkish foreign ministry spokesman Tanju Bilgic said that "Russia's military elements have been acting for some time as if there is a perceived threat from Turkey, which is an exaggerated situation and has nothing to do with reality."
"Turkey is not acting in an aggressive way towards Russia's military targets and our main hope is not to escalate the tensions."
Meanwhile, Turkish daily Habertürk reported Wednesday that Turkey has detained a total of 27 Russian ships in retaliation since the crisis over the downed plane between the two countries began.
A Russian destroyer in the Aegean Sea on Sunday opened fire to avoid a collision with a Turkish fishing boat, the defense ministry said, an incident that further intensified the tensions between the two countries.
"The crew of the Russian patrol ship Smetlivy which was located 22 kilometers (13.7 miles) from the Greek island of Lemnos in the northern part of the Aegean Sea avoided collision with a Turkish seiner," the ministry said, adding that the crew had fired small arms to warn the boat.
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16/12/15
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Turkey on Wednesday accused Russia of “exaggerating” a military threat that Ankara said does not exist, comments likely to further strain tensions between the two after the downing of a jet over Syria last month...
ReplyDeleteTurkish foreign ministry spokesman Tanju Bilgic also told a briefing that it was not possible to meet Russian demands for compensation over the downed warplane.
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Türkei soll 27 russische Schiffe aufgebracht haben – Russland dementiert...
ReplyDeleteRussland hat Meldungen türkischer Medien über ein angebliches Aufbringen russischer Schiffe im Schwarzen Meer durch die Türkei dementiert, wie Ria Novosti mitteilt.
„Nach der Tragödie mit dem Su-24 und der Verhängung der russischen Wirtschaftssanktionen gegen die Türkei hat die Botschaft keine Anfragen seitens der Schiffsbesitzer oder der Besatzungen russischer Schiffe anlässlich widerrechtlicher Aufbringungen in türkischen Häfen bekommen“, zitiert RIA Novosti den Presseattaché der russischen Botschaft in Ankara.
Zuvor hatte die türkische Hürriyet Daily News unter Berufung auf Regierungsquellen berichtet, dass seit dem Abschuss des Su-24-Kampfjets, Russland im Rahmen der Sanktionen gegen die Türkei angeblich acht türkische Schiffe im Schwarzen Meer „aufgehalten“ habe. Darauf hätten die türkischen Behörden Gegenmaßnahmen gegen 27 russische Handelsschiffe getroffen..........http://de.sputniknews.com/politik/20151216/306530536/russland-dementiert-aufbringen-russischer-schiffe-durch-tuerkei.html#ixzz3uVWOLxb6