Russian Federation targets Turkish imports after attack on jet

A paper plane placed outside of the Turkish embassy in Russian Federation.

The checks on all supplies coming into Russian Federation from Turkey means that while imports will continue, they could be significantly delayed.

In a written statement, the Turkish armed forces said it had made great efforts to find and rescue the pilots of the plane and that it had also called military authorities in Moscow and expressed readiness for “all kinds of cooperation”.

On Tuesday morning, the Turkish air force said its warplanes shot down a Russian Su-24 frontline bomber near the Syrian-Turkish borders, claiming the Russian aircraft had violated Turkish airspace.

Russian officials say they believe the attack, which came after weeks of Turkish threats to attack a Russian plane, was not a coincidental incident, but rather a “planned provocation”, warning the attack further NATO-Russia relations.

Russian Federation insists its jet never left Syrian air space.

The surviving Russian pilot said on Wednesday no warning had been given by Turkey.

It comes amid an escalating war of words between Turkish president Tayyip Erdogan and Russian president Vladmir Putin over the incident.

As we reported Wednesday, both Russian crew members appeared to eject from the jet and parachute to the ground, but one was reportedly found dead Tuesday by a Syrian rebel group.

Russia said the pilot was rescued from rebel-held territory in north-eastern Syria in a 12-hour operation involving Russian and Syrian special forces.

The Georgian finance ministry’s excise service said some trucks that can not get into Russian Federation are driving back to Azerbaijan and Turkey, while hundreds have chose to wait in the neutral zone between Russian Federation and Georgia.

In a clear indication that tensions are flaring, Russian Federation responded to the release of the audio by deploying long-range air missiles at its base in Syria; these S-400 long-range missiles are reportedly just 30 miles from the Turkish border and are capable of hitting targets within a 250-mile range, Fox News reported.