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Medvedev: Certain Turkish officials have interest in oil supplies coming from Islamic State

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Russia’s Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has slammed Turkey’s downing of a Russian jet in the territory of over Syria, calling it a "reckless criminal act". "The recklessness of the Turkish authorities’ criminal actions of downing the Russian airplane has led to three consequences,” Medvedev wrote on his Facebook page. “The first is the dangerous worsening of relations between Russia and NATO that cannot be justified by any interests, including the protection of state borders. Second, it shows Turkey’s intention to protect the ISIL militants. This is hardly surprising, considering the reports that certain Turkish officials have a vested interest in cheap oil supplies coming from the Islamic State. And third, the incident undermined the longstanding good-neighborly relations between Russia and Turkey, including in the economic and humanitarian spheres. This damage will be difficult to compensate, and its immediate consequences could turn into the refusal of a range of important joint projects and the loss of positions by Turkish companies on the Russian market," he wrote.