Russia’s Ambassador in Ankara was called to Turkey’s ministry of foreign affairs and was given the protest note on account of violating the air space of Turkey. Meanwhile, the NATO is going to hold an emergency meeting.
Speaking at a joint press conference with his French counterpart Francois Hollande, US president Barack Obama said that the incident highlighted the shortcomings of Russia’s combat operation in Syria. US President noted that Turkey had a right to defend its territory and air space.
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin made a tough statement and warned of "serious consequences" for what he termed a stab in the back administered by "the accomplices of terrorists". He said the incident could pose a threat to the Russian-Turkish relations. The lower house of the Russian parliament demanded that diplomatic and economic relations with Turkey should be broken.
The NATO secretary general, Jens Stoltenberg, said the assessments of other members of the alliance supported the Turkish version of events. The head of the alliance rejected the version that the incident occurred outside Turkey’s border.
Turkey’s Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu stated that Turkey exercised its right to defend the state borders against violating its air space. The Russian jets were warned 10 times to change direction.
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