Russian Conditions for End of Turkish Crisis
Russian authorities have made demands that would end the current crisis with Turkey. Interfax reported that Russian Ambassador to Turkey, Andrei Karlov outlined three conditions.
First, Turkey must formally apologize for the incident with the Russian Sukharov-24 bomber that was shot down by Turkish fighter jets on November 24th. Second, the responsible parties must be brought to justice. Third, Turkey must compensate Russia for the losses incurred in the incident.
Speaking about the death of one of the Su-24 pilots, the Russian diplomat stated that a Turkish citizen identified as Chelik Alpaslan was involved. "Alpaslan Chelik shot our pilot. He appeared in front of cameras and made a statement. He also showed part of a parachute.”
"If our expectations are not met, no further entreaties will rectify the situation," Karlov said.