'Allah is punishing' Turkey's rulers: Putin
Washington, Dec. 4 (ANI): With the war of words between the two nations escalating since the downing of the Russian jet by Turkey, President Vladimir Putin hit out at the Turkish leadership saying,...
View Article'Allah is punishing' Turkey's rulers: Vladimir Putin
Washington: With the war of words between the two nations escalating since the downing of the Russian jet by Turkey, President Vladimir Putin hit out at the Turkish leadership saying, that...
View ArticleAllah stripped Turkey of its sanity, says Vladimir Putin
Washington: The war of words between Russia and Turkey has taken another turn, that started after the downing of the Russian jet by Turkey. On Friday, Russian President Vladimir Putin hit out at the...
View ArticleTurkey says Russia is 'ethnically cleansing' Turkmen. Who are they?
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu told foreign reporters that Russia's supposedly anti-Islamic State (IS) bombings in northern Syria amount to "ethnic cleansing" of the Syrian Turkmen minority,...
View ArticlePutin rules out reconciliation with Turkey
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin fired off an angry tirade against Turkey on Thursday, ruling out any reconciliation with its leaders and accusing Ankara of shooting down a Russian warplane to...
View ArticleVladimir Putin rules out reconciliation with Turkey
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin fired off an angry tirade against Turkey on Thursday, ruling out any reconciliation with its leaders and accusing Ankara of shooting down a Russian warplane to...
View ArticleInside Putin’s Cold War with Turkey
As the rhetoric escalates, both sides are suffering. ISTANBUL—in a favorite Russian corner of old Istanbul, Laleli, the streets and stores are eerily quiet. The little boutiques, stores, stands and...
View ArticlePutin calls for 'one powerful fist' to confront terrorism in state of nation...
Russian President Vladimir Putin called Thursday for “one powerful fist” to fight terrorism, hinted at more sanctions against Turkey and accused Western powers of creating “a zone of chaos.” Speaking...
View ArticleRussia, Turkey ramp up rhetoric over downed jet
Moscow slapped sanctions on Ankara on Friday as the war of words over a downed Russian warplane escalated, with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warning Russia not to “play with fire.” Russia...
View ArticleTurkey-Russia spat over downed Russian warplane escalates
Click photo to enlarge FILE - This Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2015 frame grab from video by Haberturk TV, shows a Russian warplane on fire before crashing on a hill as seen from Hatay province, Turkey. The...
View ArticleTurkey, Russia escalate spat over downed jet
TURKEY | ANKARA — A tug-of-war over a Russian warplane downed by a Turkish fighter jet at the border with Syria escalated Thursday, with Moscow drafting a slew of economic sanctions against Turkey and...
View ArticleThe Latest: Russia to end visa-free travel deal with Turkey
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) -- The latest developments regarding the war in Syria. All times local. 3:50 p.m. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says Moscow has decided to suspend visa-free travel with...
View ArticlePutin: Turkey will regret downing jet 'more than once'
Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned Turkey it will regret "more than once" about its shooting down of a Russian bomber jet near the Syrian-Turkish border. Delivering his annual state of the...
View ArticleThe Latest: Turkish president says he warned Putin
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) -- The latest developments regarding the war in Syria. All times local. 2:35 p.m. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says he warned Russian President Vladimir Putin of the risks...
View ArticleVladimir Putin calls for broad international anti-terror front
Russia's president Vladimir Putin has called for "one powerful fist" to fight terrorism and hinted at more sanctions against Turkey. Speaking in his state-of-the-nation address televised live, Mr Putin...
View ArticlePutin orders sanctions against Turkey
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday called for sanctions against Turkey, following the downing this week by Turkey of a Russian...
View ArticleBritain joins US-led Syria air war, Putin vows more sanctions on Turkey
LONDON/MOSCOW: Britain joined the US-led air strikes against Islamic State in Syria on Thursday, but Vladimir Putin issued bitter new denunciations of Turkey for shooting down a Russian plane,...
View ArticleRussia-Turkey war of words escalates over downed warplane
Moscow slapped sanctions on Ankara on Friday as the war of words over a downed Russian warplane escalated, with Turkish strongman Recep Tayyip Erdogan warning Russia not to "play with fire". Russia...
View ArticlePutin sends air defense missiles to Syria to deter Turkey
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday ordered state-of-the art air defense missile systems to be deployed at a Russian air base in Syria following the downing of a Russian warplane by Turkey, a...
View ArticlePutin calls for broad international anti-terror front
MOSCOW (AP) -- Russia's President Vladimir Putin called Putin called Thursday for "one powerful fist" to fight terrorism, hinted at more sanctions against Turkey and accused Western powers of creating...
View ArticlePutin Says Russia Awaiting Apology From Turkey
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said he thinks Turkey's leadership is "deliberately" pushing bilateral relations to a dead end. Speaking in Moscow on November 26, Putin said Moscow was waiting for...
View ArticlePutin calls for broad anti-terror front, blasts Turkey, U.S.
Russian President Vladimir Putin called Thursday for a broad international front against terrorism and accused Turkey of trading oil with the Islamic State. Speaking in his state-of-the-nation address...
View ArticlePUTIN: More sanctions are coming to Turkey than just 'some measures...
MOSCOW (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin said Turkey's shooting down of a Russian military jet was a war crime and that the Kremlin would punish Ankara with additional sanctions, signaling fallout...
View ArticlePutin: Allah punished Turkish leaders with lack of sanity when they downed jet
(From RT) Russian President Vladimir Putin lashed out at “part of the leadership in Turkey” during his annual address to the parliament, accusing Ankara of having trade ties with terrorist groups in...
View ArticleWhy Putin, Erdogan can't back down in plane spat
ISTANBUL — Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdogan once bonded over their tough, independent styles of rule. Now, those alpha-attributes are stoking the crisis that erupted when a Turkish warplane...
View ArticlePutin issues sharp threats to Turkey for downing of Russian warplane
MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir V. Putin Thursday issued sharp threats to the Turkish leadership over the recent downing of a Russian warplane in Syria even as he called for a unified coalition...
View ArticleRussia says Turkey will pay economic price for downing jet
Russia has accused Turkey’s government of fostering radical Islam and funding Islamic State, as it launched economic retaliation against Ankara for what it called the “deliberate and pre-planned”...
View ArticlePutin vows never to forget Turkish actions
Russian President Vladimir Putin has vowed never to forget Turkey's downing of one of his country's warplanes, as he lashed out once again at the Turkish government over the incident. "We will not...
View ArticleRussia says Turkey will pay economic price for ‘deliberate’ downing of jet
Russia has accused Turkey’s government of fostering radical Islam and funding Islamic State, as it launched economic retaliation against Ankara for what it called the “deliberate and pre-planned”...
View ArticlePutin swears to make Turkey regret plane downing as diplomats meet
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday vowed Turkey's leadership would be made to regret the downing of one of Moscow's warplanes as the top diplomats from both countries held their first...
View ArticlePutin swears to make Turkey regret plane downing
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday vowed Turkey's leadership would be made to regret the downing of one of Russia's warplanes as Moscow announced a halt to talks on a major gas pipeline...
View ArticlePutin says Russia 'will not forget' Turkish downing of warplane
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday vowed never to forget Turkey's downing of one of Moscow's warplanes, as he lashed out once again at the leadership in Ankara over the incident. "We will not...
View ArticleTensions soar as Turkey shoots down Russian plane
ANKARA: Turkey's Nato allies on Wednesday called for a rapid de-escalation in tensions between Ankara and Moscow while China has also called for more coordination in the fight against terrorism after...
View ArticleUS-led coalition targets IS oil facilities in eastern Syria
LONDON (AP) -- As British jets opened airstrikes against the Islamic State group in Syria and Germany prepared to send troops and aircraft to the region, Russia's president called on the world Thursday...
View ArticleErdogan denies Turkey buys any oil from Islamic State
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan denied Thursday that Turkey bought any oil from the Islamic State group, insisting his country's fight against the jihadists was "undisputed". "Shame on you. Those who...
View ArticlePutin says Turkey's leaders back 'Islamisation' of Turkish society: agencies
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday said Turkey's political leaders had been encouraging the Islamisation of Turkish society, something he said was a...
View ArticleRussia suspends visa-free travel with Turkey
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia announced Friday that it will suspend visa-free travel with Turkey amid the escalating spat over the downing of a Russian warplane by a Turkish fighter jet at the Syrian border....
View ArticleRussia and Turkey: Historic foes facing jittery future
Turkey's downing of a Russian war plane on the Syrian border risks inflicting significant damage on relations between Moscow and Ankara, even if they both have an interest in avoiding a permanent...
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