PUTIN: Russia 'sees no prospect' of improving ties with Turkey

Peter Jacobs,ReutersDec 17, 2015, 15:50 IST

Russian President, Vladimir Putin, (L) talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, before leaving the arrival area during the official welcome ceremony on day one of the G20 Turkey Leaders Summit on November 15, 2015 in Antalya, Turkey.Chris McGrath/Getty Images

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday he "sees no prospect" of improving relations with the current leadership of Turkey after it downed a Russian jet bomber last month.

"It is hard for us to reach agreement with the current Turkish leadership, if at all possible," Putin said during his annual news conference. Putin said the downing of the Russian warplane was "an act of enmity" and he did not understand why Turkey did it.

"What have they achieved? Maybe, they thought that we would run away from there (Syria)? But Russia is not such a country."

Putin also reportedly that Turkey "stabbed us in the back with this incident."

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PUTIN: Russia 'sees no prospect' of improving ties with Turkey

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