Moscow denies the transfer of materials by Ankara by Su-34

The Russian Embassy in Turkey did not receive data from Ankara about the alleged violation by the Russian bomber of the Su-34 of the Turkish airspace. As Interfax reports , this was stated in the Russian Foreign Ministry.

"The Turkish side did not transmit any materials or data on the alleged violation by the Russian aircraft of the Turkish airspace to the Russian Embassy in Ankara," the department said.

“All statements of the Turkish side on this subject, diplomatically speaking, are not true,” the Foreign Ministry added.

Earlier, the head of the Turkish Foreign Ministry of the Foreign Ministry, Mevlut Chavushoglu, said that the data on the incident with the Russian bomber was transferred to Moscow.

The invasion of the Russian fighter-bomber Su-34 into the airspace of Turkey of the Foreign Ministry of this country announced on Saturday . The Ambassador of Russia to Ankara Andrei Karlov was called to the department to present the corresponding note.

As reported, the incident occurred on January 29 at 11:46 local time (12:46 Moscow time). The Su-34 crew received repeated warnings about approaching the border in Russian and English.

The Turkish Foreign Ministry regarded the incident as evidence of the desire of Moscow to strengthen tension in relations with Ankara. "Such actions can lead to serious consequences, the responsibility for which will be completely on the Russian Federation," the statement noted.

President Tayyip Erdogan assured that Russia "awaits the consequences" if it continues to violate the sovereignty of Turkey. He noted that he would like to meet with Vladimir Putin in order to personally discuss the situation.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg called on Russia "to act responsibly and fully respect NATO airspace." "NATO is in solidarity with Turkey and supports the territorial integrity of our ally," the statement emphasized.

Meanwhile, the Russian Ministry of Defense denied the fact of violation of the Turkish border. The official representative of the department, Igor Konashenkov, called the messages "unfounded propaganda."

After the direct intervention of Moscow in the Syrian war, Türkiye repeatedly accused Russia of violating its airspace by military aircraft. On November 24, 2015, the Su-24 Russian bomber was shot down by the air-to-air missile from the Turkish aircraft F-16. According to the Turkish General Staff, the plane, flying about 5 kilometers in the Turkish airspace, came out of it. Ankara claims that, before opening fire, the Turkish military 10 times warned an unknown plane that it was 15 kilometers or less from the Border of Turkey. However, the pilots ignored warnings.

This incident has led to a sharp exacerbation of relations between countries. On November 28, Putin imposed sanctions against Turkey .