War of words took place between the two countries, Turkey and Russia, as once again the latter has been accused of violating the set airspace with their warplane. Turkey has been contacting the Russian government regarding this report and said that there would be dire consequences. Moreover, Russia released their statements claiming that this is just a proof-less propaganda from the Turkey.
Turkey and Russia is on the hot topic as their issue of violating airspace has escalated again after November 2015 incident. According to BBC, now that the Turkey government has stated that Russia is intruding their airspace, the countries would have to face consequences if these infringements continues. The Turkish foreign ministry have said that Russian SU-34 jet after it crossed the airspace at 11:46pm local time on Friday and heeding warnings made in Russian and English languages. After the event, Russian ambassador in Ankara has been summoned and Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan have informed the media that Russia will be facing consequences. He added that these are irresponsible steps that will cause harm than benefit.
In the side of the Russians, the RT reported that Moscow has denied the accusations regarding the Russian SU-34 bomber incident. Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Major General Iror Konashenkov said that the statements from the Turkish side are merely proof-less propaganda. He even added that the airspace controlling radar stations in Turkey cannot determine the type and state affiliation of a fighter plane and would only have the speed, altitude and flight line. Further, he concluded that to know which country does an aerial vehicle affiliates, a visual contact should be done. Konashenkov said that personnel who claimed that Russian pilots were warned in English and Russian languages are "ignorant propagandists who watched too many Hollywood action movies."
In light of this issue, it should be noted that there has been a previous instance that escalated the tension according to CNN. Last November 2015, Turkey's military shot down a Russian aerial vehicle after it ignored the warnings sent during entering the country's airspace. A Russian was killed in the process and Moscow stated that there has been no warnings given to the crew before F-16 busted the vehicle. After the incident, Russia imposed a series of economic sanctions to Turkey.
Russia and Turkey are now in war of words after another incident involving a fighter plane have been spotted by the Turks entering their airspace and heeding any warning from them. Russia's fighter planes are being flown over Syria to help the government in fighting ISIS. Turks have stated that if these infringements continued, serious consequences will follow. Moscow busted out this report as merely a propaganda coming from the Turkey.
