France Condemned Turkey’s Downing of Russian Su-24 During NATO Council

France Condemned Turkey’s Downing of Russian Su-24 During NATO Council

Paris spoke harshly about the downing of a Russian Su-24 warplane by Turkey during the discussions at a NATO Council meeting on November 24, a diplomatic source said Friday.

ATHENS — Following the incident, NATO expressed solidarity with Turkey and offered support for Ankara saying that the Alliance’s assessments of the incident were consistent with information provided by the country, which claimed that the Russian warplane had briefly violated Turkish airspace.