Putin, Hollande to Meet as Russia Penalizes Turkey Over Jet
- Foreign minister calls attack an `ambush' that looks `planned'
- Turkey's Erdogan says no intention `to escalate this issue'
Will Downed Russia Jet Hinder Unified Front?
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Russia said Turkey may have planned the downing of one of its warplanes near the Syrian border, as Germany bolstered calls to ease tensions and maintain focus on defeating Islamic State.
While Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan maintained that the Russian jet was shot down after failing to heed multiple warnings and crossing into his nation’s airspace, he said in Istanbul that “we certainly don’t have any idea to escalate this issue.”