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Ankara envoy killing: Putin says attack aimed at sabotaging Russia-Turkey ties

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday called the killing of Russia's ambassador in Turkey a 'provocation'

Russian President Vladimir Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin. <b>(Photo: Reuters) <b>
AFPPTI Moscow
Last Updated : Dec 20 2016 | 9:09 AM IST
President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday called the killing of Russia's ambassador in Turkey a "provocation" aimed at sabotaging warming ties between Moscow and Ankara and efforts to resolve the conflict in Syria.

"The crime that was committed is without doubt a provocation aimed at disrupting the normalisation of Russian-Turkish relations and disrupting the peace process in Syria," Putin said in televised comments.

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First Published: Dec 20 2016 | 9:00 AM IST

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