Putin Threatens Turkish Jets in Syria as Spat Escalates
- `Let them try and fly there now,' Putin tells reporters
- Russia and U.S. positions on Syria moving closer together
Putin Says Relations With Erdogan are ‘Beyond Repair’
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Vladimir Putin escalated his confrontation with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan over the downing of a Russian bomber, saying relations are beyond repair while declaring Syria a no-fly zone for Turkish military aircraft.
“Turkey used to violate Syrian airspace all the time,” Putin told reporters Thursday. “Let them try and fly there now” that Russia’s most advanced air-defense system is covering the whole country, he said. Russia is taking part in international talks Friday on how to end Syria’s more than four-year civil war.