NATO allies will hold an emergency meeting Tuesday at Ankara’s request to discuss Turkey’s shooting down of a Russian fighter jet along the Syrian border.
A NATO representative said :”The meeting of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization will be held at 5 pm (4 pm GMT) at Turkey’s request”
Russia said the Su-24 was downed by artillery fire, but Turkey claimed that its F-16s fired on the Russian plane after it ignored several warnings.
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Turkey shot down a Russian warplane Tuesday, claiming it had violated Turkish airspace and ignored repeated warnings. Russia has denied that the plane crossed the Syrian border into Turkish skies.
President Putin will be addressing a press conference late this afternoon to comment on the situation.
Niamh Harris
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