Turkey to respond to Russia’s economic sanctions

Turkey is preparing retaliatory measures against Russia’s economic sanctions, Milliyet newspaper reported.

Relations between Russia and Turkey have deteriorated after Turkish Air Force jets shot down the Russian SU-24 bomber when it entered Turkish airspace Nov. 24.

Earlier, Turkey’s Deputy Prime Minister Mehmet Simsek said that the country can loose at least $9 billion due to Russia’s economic sanctions.

Moreover, Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu and Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu earlier called on Russia to settle the crisis in bilateral relations through a political dialogue, but not by imposing sanctions.

Davutoglu noted that Turkey hasn’t closed diplomatic channels for resolving the crisis in relations with Moscow.

He pointed out that the anti-Turkish statements made by Russian authorities are similar to the spirit of the former USSR.

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