Russia 'plans sanctions' against Turkey over jet downing

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Russia is preparing wide-ranging economic sanctions against Turkey over the downing of one of its jets on the Turkey-Syria border.
Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said the measures would be drafted within days, and could hit joint investment plans.
Meanwhile, Turkey has rejected Russian demands for an apology over its downing of a fighter jet on the Turkey-Syria border on Tuesday.
Turkey says the plane violated its airspace - charges Russia denies.
Tensions between Turkey and Russia, which back opposing sides in the Syrian civil war, have risen sharply over the incident. The US, the EU and the UN have appealed for calm.
Speaking at a televised cabinet meeting in Moscow, Mr Medvedev said: "The government has been ordered to work out a system of response measures to this act of aggression in the economic and humanitarian spheres."
He said the focus would be on "introducing limits or bans" on Turkish economic interests in Russia and a "limitation of the supply" of products, including food.
He said tourism, transport, trade, labour and customs as well as "humanitarian contacts" could all be affected.
"The same rules may apply to a whole range of investment projects," he said. "Co-operation on them with Turkey was determined by a high level of trust with that country."
The two countries have important economic links. Russia is Turkey's second largest trading partner, while Turkey is the biggest foreign destination for Russian tourists.The Russian SU-24 plane crashed into a mountainside on Syrian soil after being hit by a missile from a Turkish F-16 fighter jet.
Both pilots ejected from the aircraft. One of them was shot dead by Syrian rebels as he parachuted to the ground. The other pilot was rescued during a mission in which another Russian soldier was killed.
The Turkish military says the plane was warned 10 times over the space of five minutes to change direction before being shot at 17 seconds after it entered Turkish air space.
The surviving Russian pilot said on Wednesday no warning had been given by Turkey. Capt Konstantin Murakhtin also stressed that he knew the region "very well" and there was "no way" the jet had been in Turkish airspace "even for a second".

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