The incident further complicates French President Francois Hollande’s mission to Washington and Moscow this week, a visit that was supposed to focus on the formation of a grand coalition against ISIS. Instead, Russian President Vladimir Putin has already referred to the downing of the plane as a “stab in the back by the accomplices of terrorists” and promised that there will be significant consequences.
Once again, events on the ground continue to outpace international efforts to somehow manage the Syria crisis.
Of course, Turkey and Russia had been at odds over Syria almost from the beginning of the Syrian civil war. As …read more
Source: Iranian.com
