Russian FM: Turkish leaders cross the line of acceptable

Turkey risks to face a complicated situation in the region, the country’s leaders have crossed the line of acceptable, Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said at the beginning of talks with his Syrian counterpart Walid Muallem on Friday.

Lavrov thanked Damascus sincerely for the rescue of the Russian pilot, TASS reported.

"I do not think we now have reasons to discuss our perception of the Turkish provocation against our jet," the minister said. "Our perception has been presented in most details, first of all by Russia’s President Vladimir Putin."

"We believe the Turkish leaders have crossed the line of the acceptable," Lavrov said. "They risk bringing Turkey into a most complicated situation — both from the point of view of long-term national interests and from the point of view of the situation in the region."

Sources: MENA