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Allah knows why Turkey did it, says Putin

03 December 2015 11:05 (UTC +04:00)

He delivered an annual state of the nation address on Thursday to the Russian Parliament, the Federal Assembly.

Putin accused the Turkish leadership of helping terrorists.

“However, the Turkish people are our friends. I don't understand why Turkey downed our jet. Allah knows why they did it,” he said.

“We know that Turkey is filling its pocket and allows terrorists to earn money by selling oil stolen from Syria. However, the people of Turkey are kind, hard-working and talented,” added Putin.

“We have a lot of our old friends in Turkey,” he said. “Russia does not equal current Turkish leadership and the Turkish nation. Turkish government is responsible for this,” Putin stressed.