Turkey downed fighter jet within the rules of engagement: Erdoğan

“Despite all warnings, a fighter jet of unknown identity was interfered within the rules of engagement. The jet unfortunately insisted on its violation despite it had been warned ten times and our F-16’s downed one of the jets as a result of the intervention,” Erdoğan said.

 Russia's president Vladimir Putin called Turkey's downing of the fighter jet "a stab in the back" carried out by the accomplices of terrorists, alluding to previous accusations that Turkey's government were accomplices of the so-called Islamic State (IS or ISIS or ISIL or Daesh). Putin said that the incident would have serious consequences for the two countries' relations.

DYI Comments:  Vladimir is quite correct as Turkey has and continues to funnel money to ISIS and other radical groups who oppose the Kurds.  Nothing like paying others to do your own dirty work and when caught deny, deny, deny.  Unfortunately Turkey has let the genie out of the bottle unable to control these radical groups as happened in France and Lebanon.  The Crimean area has been a hot bed of many wars with the most note able war from 1853-1856 with multiple countries involved.  Let's hope that cool heads will prevail and failing that, it is my hope the U.S. sits this one out.  Some of our Presidential contenders have made statements that our fighter jets should take on the Russians.  Hopefully the Russians will only see this as Presidential posturing only; the more slimy side of politics.  Personally any politician making those comments is incredibly irresponsible and needs to shut up.

DYI