Turkey-Russia spat fuels fears of Syrian conflict spiraling out of control
U.S. diplomats and military officials are urging Russia and Turkey to tone down their rhetoric, worried the growing dispute over
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Turkey: No apology for downing Russian jet
Turkey’s prime minister Ahmet Davutoglu said Monday his country will not apologise for shooting down a Russian fighter jet last
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Turkey returning body of Russian pilot
Turkey said Sunday it is returning the body of a pilot who died after parachuting out of a Russian jet
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Bulgarian Parliament ratifies deal with Poland on repair of MiG-29 fighter jets
Bulgaria’s National Assembly voted on November 27 to approve an agreement with Poland for that country to repair and maintain
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Erdogan: No apology for downing of Russian fighter jet
Tensions remained heated between Ankara and Moscow Thursday following Turkey’s shooting down of a Russian warplane near the Turkey-Syria border
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Turkey braces for economic repercussions after downing of Russian jet
The news that a Turkish fighter jet downed a Russian plane Tuesday could signal a further slump in Turkey’s already
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Lavrov: Turkey downing jet ‘planned provocation’ but not going to war
Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov said Wednesday that Turkey’s downing of a Russian warplane “looks like a planned provocation,” but
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Bulgarian political parties’ reactions to Turkey’s downing of Russian SU-24 follow predictable lines
Reaction by Bulgaria’s political parties represented in Parliament to the shooting down of a Russian SU-24 military bomber by the
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Bulgarian ambassador in Ankara: Turkey’s downing of Russian bomber could destabilise region, cause new refugee wave
The Turkish Air Force downing of a Russian SU-24 military jet could lead to destabilisation in the region and a
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