ANKARA, Dec 16 (Reuters) - Turkey on Wednesday accused Russia of "exaggerating" a military threat that Ankara said does not exist, comments likely to further strain tensions between the two after the downing of a jet over Syria last month.

Turkish foreign ministry spokesman Tanju Bilgic also told a briefing that it was not possible to meet Russian demands for compensation over the downed warplane.

(Reporting by Tulay Karadeniz and Humeyra Pamuk; Writing by David Dolan)

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