PHOTO: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday


After Turkey shot down a Russian jet fighter near the Turkish-Syrian border on Tuesday, killing two pilots, what is President Vladimir Putin going to do?

I spoke with BBC Coventry on Tuesday afternoon to reassure that it is not World War III, as Putin is not going to make a direct military response. Instead, he will try to split countries like the US, Britain, and France from Turkey, claiming that Ankara is an “accomplice” of the Islamic State.

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