Moskva har grund til at mistænke at SU-24 flyet blev skudt ned af tyrkiske jagerfly den 24. november for at sikre illegale olieleverancer fra Syrien til Tyrkiet, sagde han mandag på sidelinjen af klimatopmødet i Paris.
"I øjeblikket har vi modtaget yderligere information som bekræfter at olie som kommer fra kilder som er kontrolleret af Islamisk Stat kommer til Tyrkiet på industriel skala."
"Vi har enhver grund til at tro at beslutningen til at nedskyde vores fly var bundet i et ønske om at sikre disse olieforsyningsruter til havne, hvor de bliver udskibet i olietankskibe."
Kommentar: Denne artikel er delvis oversat dansk af sott.net fra: Russia has 'more proof' Islamic State oil routed through Turkey, Erdogan says he'll resign if it's true
Speaking in Paris on Monday, President Recep Erdogan said that he will leave office if there is proof of Turkey's cooperation with IS.
"We are not that dishonest as to buy oil from terrorists. If it is proven that we have, in fact, done so, I will leave office. If there is any evidence, let them present it, we'll consider [it]," he said, as quoted by TASS.
Comment: Just words from Erdogan. He has no intention of giving up power.
The countries from which Turkey buys oil are "well known," said Erdogan.
He called on Russia to comment on the US' recent black-listing of Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, the World Chess Federation President, accusing him of "materially assisting and acting for or on behalf of the Government of Syria." Erdogan alleged Ilyumzhinov had been dealing with Islamic State oil.
#Breaking Turkey's Erdogan says will step down if Russian claims of buying oil from Daesh are proved pic.twitter.com/jcQEbzKGeY— ANADOLU AGENCY (ENG) (@anadoluagency) November 30, 2015Terrorists have been abusing the visa-free regime between Russia and Turkey to move freely, the Russian leader said adding that Ankara failed to address the issue after Russia raised it.
"We have been asking [Ankara] for a long time to pay attention" to the threat posed by some terrorists active in separate regions of Russia, including the northern Caucuses, that have been "emerging on Turkish territory," Putin said.
Moscow has asked Ankara to "stop this practice," he added, but pointed out that "we have traced some located on the territory of the Turkish Republic and living in regions guarded by special security services and police that have used the visa-free regime to return to our territory, where we continue to fight them," he added.
Answering a question as to whether Moscow wants to form a broad based anti-terrorist coalition, Putin said Russia has always supported this initiative, "but this cannot be done while someone continues to use several terrorist organizations to reach their immediate goals."
Putin admitted that he was personally saddened by the deterioration of relations with Turkey. He explained that "problems do exist and they emerged a long time ago and we have been trying to resolve them in dialogue with our Turkish partners."
Putin said he has heard Ankara's claims that it was not Erdogan who made the decision to down the Russian jet. However, he stressed that for Russia "it doesn't really matter" which official made the decision.
"As a result of this criminal campaign our two soldiers died - a crew commander and a marine, who was part of the rescue team of the [Su-24] crew," he said, adding that Turkey's actions had been "a huge mistake."
Russo-Turkish relations have deteriorated in the wake of the downing of Russia's Su-24 by Turkish jets over Syria on November 24. Russia imposed a package of economic sanctions against Turkey last Thursday, which included banning several Turkish organizations and the import of certain goods, as well as cancelling the visa-free regime for Turkish citizens traveling to Russia starting next year.
Speaking on the sidelines of the summit, Erdogan said that Ankara will act "patiently, not emotionally" before imposing any counter-measures.
Meanwhile, ahead of the summit, Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu stated that Ankara will not apologize "for doing our duty."
Putin and Erdogan hoped to meet at the environmental summit taking place in Paris, but Putin said that no meeting was held on Monday.
Næppe, det amerikanske forsvarsministerium forsikrer os om, at alt er i bedste orden: "US Defense Department rejects evidence of Ankara's involvement in Daesh oil trade" [Link]