Economics
Kremlin Says Erdogan Apologized for Turkey Shooting Down Jet
- Putin received message offering deep regrets, Kremlin says
- Letter says Erdogan wants to restore Russia ties, Peskov said
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The Kremlin said Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan apologized in a letter to President Vladimir Putin over the downing of a Russian military jet, an incident that plunged relations between the two countries into crisis.
“The head of the Turkish state expressed his sympathy and deep condolences to the family of the Russian pilot who was killed, and he said sorry,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on a conference call Monday. Erdogan said he would do everything he could to “restore the traditionally friendly ties between Turkey and Russia,” Peskov said.