Russia says Turkey should pay compensation for downed jet
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MOSCOW - A top Russian diplomat said on Wednesday that Turkey should pay compensation for the Russian warplane it shot down near the Syrian border last month, a call Turkey has promptly rejected.
The downing of the Su-24 and the deaths of two Russian servicemen strained the traditionally warm relations between the two countries.
Deputy Foreign Minister Alexei Meshkov told state news agency RIA Novosti on Wednesday that it still expects Ankara to apologize, pay the compensation and provide guarantees that it will never happen again.
In Ankara, a Turkish Foreign Ministry spokesman on Wednesday indicated that Moscow shouldn't be expecting an apology or compensation.
"If (Russia) guarantees that there won't be a violation of Turkish airspace, a similar incident won't happen again," Tanju Bilgic said.
