Tarasov revealed his pro-Putin T-shirt after the match in Istanbul

A footballer with Lokomotiv Moscow has inflamed tensions between Russia and Turkey after stripping off his jersey at the end of a match in Istanbul to show a T-shirt praising President Putin.

Dmitry Tarasov, a midfielder, revealed the T-shirt after the Russian side’s 2-0 defeat to Turkish club Fenerbahce in the Europa League last night.

Moscow and Ankara have been at daggers drawn since November, when a Turkish jet shot down a Russian Su-24 bomber that allegedly crossed into Turkey’s airspace as it flew across northern Syria. The pilot and a marine sent to rescue the crew were killed.

Mr Tarasov left the pitch in the T-shirt showing Mr Putin, who is Russia’s commander in chief, wearing military uniform with the slogan, “The most polite