Receiving King of Jordan, Vladimir Putin said that Russian pilots were in no way a threat to Turkey. “This is an obvious fact”, Sputnik reported.
The attack on Russia’s Su-24 jet is a stab in the back, the president said.
Russia’s president stated that the incident with Su-24 in Syria is beyond regular war against terrorism.
“Our jet fell six kilometers away from the border, within Syrian arispace.”
Russia and Jordan must join efforts in the fight against terrorism, Vladimir Putin said, adding that military and special forces are already working in that direction.
Earlier Tuesday reports came in that the Russian Su-24 jet crashed in Syria. It was most likely downed by a ground missile, according to the Russian Defense Ministry’s statement.
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