Vladimir Putin made the remarks at a joint press conference with his visiting French counterpart Francois Hollande at the Kremlin on Friday.
Russia’s president says the Turkish Air Force’s recent shooting down of a Russian bomber over Syria’s airspace was an act of betrayal by a country Moscow considered to be its friend
On Tuesday, Turkish fighter jets shot down a Sukhoi Su-24M, which Ankara accuses of having violated the Turkish airspace. Russia rejects that the aircraft ever entered Turkey’s skies.
The aircraft’s two pilots ejected as it was going down in flames. One of the pilots was killed by militants in Syria, while the second one was picked up by the Syrian army.
Putin has demanded that Ankara apologize over the incident. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has responded by saying Turkey does not owe Russia an apology over the matter.
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