Yesterday's  news that Turkey had shot down a Su-24 Russian fighter jet has shocked the world. My thoughts were nothing short of "what a silly thing for Turkey to do". President Putin warned Turkey of serious  consequences adding : "Our pilots and our plane never threatened Turkey in any way - this was an obvious fact. "They were conducting an operation to fight ISIS". "Today's loss is a stab in the back by accomplices of terrorists and today's tragic event will have serious consequences for Read more