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Turkey Fury At Russians Seen Brandishing Missile Launcher Turkey furious as Russian seen brandishing a missile launcher 6 December 2015 Turkey has expressed outrage over images showing a Russian military officer apparently holding a missile launcher, as his ship passed through Turkish waterways. The Titan Launcher Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu called the incident a "provocation". The images, published by Turkish media, show the Russian holding the launcher on his shoulders while on deck. Russia-Turkey relations are badly in decline since Ankara shot a Russian fighter aircraft it claimed violated its airspace. A Russian pilot was killed, sparking angry accusations and economic sanctions from the Kremlin. Hurriyet Daily News reported, "The showing off a missile by soldiers on a Russian Warship, or other items such as anti–aircraft weapons is pure provocation." Turkey must permit all ships to pass through strait that runs through Istanbul under a treaty from 1923. We know what to do about Turkey's downing a Russian warplane.
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