Turkey apologizes to Russia for downing jet — report

Turkey has reportedly apologized to Russia for downing a Russian military aircraft last November.

Russian media quotes the Kremlin saying President Recep Tayyip Erdogan wrote to President Vladimir Putin saying he wanted to mend ties.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov says Erdogan was “sorry” that the Su-24 pilot was killed in November when his plane was shot down after entering Turkish airspace.

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