Obama urges steps to avoid ‘escalation’ after Russian jet is downed by Turkey
- 8 years ago
President Obama urged Russia and NATO allies Tuesday to "discourage any escalation" after a Russian warplane was downed along Turkey's border with Syria.
Russian President Vladmir Putin denounced the incident as a "stab in the back," and it could significantly hinder Western efforts to enlist Moscow in battling the Islamic State terrorist group and seeking a resolution to Syria's nearly five-year civil war.
After meeting with Hollande at the White House, Obama declared "total solidarity" with France, saying his planned trip to Paris next week for a climate change summit is a "powerful rebuke" to terrorism.
In a jab at U.S. politicians raising questions about accepting Syrian refugees, Obama praised France's decision to allow entry to tens of thousands of Syrians fleeing warfare and the Islamic State.
Russian President Vladmir Putin denounced the incident as a "stab in the back," and it could significantly hinder Western efforts to enlist Moscow in battling the Islamic State terrorist group and seeking a resolution to Syria's nearly five-year civil war.
After meeting with Hollande at the White House, Obama declared "total solidarity" with France, saying his planned trip to Paris next week for a climate change summit is a "powerful rebuke" to terrorism.
In a jab at U.S. politicians raising questions about accepting Syrian refugees, Obama praised France's decision to allow entry to tens of thousands of Syrians fleeing warfare and the Islamic State.