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"Despite the fact, that the defense ministries of the two countries (the US and Russia) signed a memorandum on ensuring the safety of military aviation flights in Syrian airspace, Washington - which took the responsibility for the actions of the entire coalition it leads - hasn't ensured compliance with the relevant provisions of the document by its ally Turkey," the Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Monday.



The memorandum established 24/7 communication channels between Russian and American military commanders, in order to prevent incidents and provide for the smooth operation of the two nations' aircraft, and for mutual aid in critical situations.



As part of the deal, the American side pledged to convey the details of the deal to their anti-Islamic State coalition partners, to follow the rules it sets.

"Given the fact that the US Secretary of State is coming to our country for the second time in the past seven months - and just as in May, the visit is organized upon the urgent request of the American side - such propagandist approaches are ridiculous," it stressed.

When it comes to Syria, "Washington is seeking support for the American solutions, which don't always comply with international law," Moscow said.

Turkey's president has blamed the downing of the Russian Sukhoi bomber on the pilots, who were "negligent and did not heed the warnings," adding the incident should not affect strategic relations between the two nations.



"We wouldn't have wanted to come across such a [situation], but looking from another perspective, a mistake has been made in our sovereign area. Who made this mistake? Not the manager, of course. It is the pilots who were negligent and did not heed the warnings," Turkish Hurryiet daily quoted President Recep Tayyip Erdogan aboard the presidential plane returning from an international summit in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.

"We are not in favor of tension. We want to continue our strategic partnership and relations with Russia in the same way as we have up to now. We have worked together successfully for the past 10 to 11 years. We want to continue this," Erdogan told reporters.

"We are not responsible for such a crisis developing between Russia and Turkey. Turkey has put forth an aggressive attitude and this is offensive," upper house speaker Valentina Matviyenko said. "The one who attacked should take responsibility."

Today, the Russian Foreign Ministry rightly blamed the U.S. for failing to ensure that its minion Turkey implement the air safety agreement signed between Moscow and Washington on October 20 to avoid conflict in Syrian airspace. RT reports:So, even if the U.S. was hoping to use Turkey as its proxy scapegoat in this attack on Russia, the Russians have cornered them once again, ever so politely. They could easily have just come right out and stated that the U.S. told the Turks (whether in leadership positions or further down the food chain) to do it, and provided the technological support to make it possible.The Ministry also commented on Washington's recently repeated claim that Russia is internationally isolated - this coming just days before John Kerry's visit to Moscow on Dec. 15:Ouch.Russia: 3. US: 0.Now compare Russia's reality-based statements with the Lord of the Rings fantasy coming out of Turkey Recipe Gollum Erdowanker (no offense to Mr. Tolkien intended; offense to Erdogan very much intended):That's right: the old "she ran right into my fist" routine.Should have thought about that before committing an act of war, dude. And on the chance that you were set up by the Americans, and really knew nothing about it, then at least have the decency to take full responsibility, apologize, pay the damages, and show you're sincere about wanting to continue your good relations with Russia. Give a little, get a little. No one's buying the puffed up machismo BS you're selling.The Russian response:QED.