'Putin, where the evidence is to work with ISG infection?'
Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan is in charge of Russian President Vladimir Putin on Turkish concessions jihadists on Thursday said that the involvement of his country in the fight against the Islamic state (IS) is indisputable.
Erdogan urged Russia to prove its claim that Turkey was buying oil from IS and said that those who accuse them of buying oil from Daechi obliged to provide evidence for their accusations.
"If you do not, you are detractors," the Turkish president for the first time in response to Russian accusations.
Relations between Ankara and Moscow are in severe crisis since the Turkish Air Force on Tuesday crashed Russian bomber Su-24 blouse border with Syria.
Turks say that the aircraft was flying in their airspace and had been repeatedly warned to come out of it before they opened the fire on it. The Russians claim that the Su-24 is constantly flying in Syrian airspace and that it was not contacted prior to the demolition of the Turkish Air Force.
Russia after the incident, accusing Turkey of having links with IS.
"Our fight against Daesha continues, it is a constant and active. Turkey is almost the only country that can truly fight against Daesha" he insisted Erdogan.
"No one has the right to contest the battle against our country Daechi and accuse us," he added.
Islamic-conservative president said he was saddened by the incident and the threat of the Russian side, and concluded that they are strategic partners.
- 26 Nov, 2015
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