27 Nov 2015 10:21

Putin: it was 'impossible' for Turkish Air Force not to have known that downed Su-24 plane was Russian

MOSCOW. Nov 27 (Interfax) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has ruled out the possibility that the Turkish Air Force was unable to identify the downed Sukhoi Su-24 bomber as Russian and has rejected Turkey's claims on that score.

"As for our airplanes that the Turkish Air Force allegedly failed to identify, it [such a possibility] is ruled out. It is impossible," Putin told a press conference after talks with French President Francois Hollande in Moscow on Thursday.

"All this is nonsense and excuses," he added.