Vladimir Putin has accused Turkey of shooting down his plane to protect ISIS links

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Speaking during international talks in Paris over how to tackle climate change, Mr Putin described Turkey’s action a “huge mistake”.

Mr Putin said Moscow has grounds to suspect the Su-24 was downed by Turkish jets on November 24 to secure illegal oil deliveries on an "industrial scale" from Syria to Turkey.

He said: "At the moment we have received additional information confirming that that oil from the deposits controlled by ISIS militants enters Turkish territory on industrial scale.

“We have every reason to believe that the decision to down our plane was guided by a desire to ensure security of this oil’s delivery routes to ports where they are shipped in tankers."

Mr Putin said terrorists have been abusing the visa-free regime between Russia and Turkey to move freely, adding that Ankara failed to address the issue after Russia raised it.

He added: “We have been asking [Ankara] for a long time to pay attention” after extremists began “emerging on Turkish territory".