Russia Presents Proof of Turkey’s Role In ISIS Oil Trade

December 2, 2015
Russian Defense Minister and other leaders present proof of Turkey's involvement in ISIS oil ttade

Russian Defense Minister and other leaders present proof of Turkey’s involvement in ISIS oil ttade

MOSCOW (Reuters)”“Russia’s defense ministry said on Wednesday it had proof that Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and his family were benefiting from the illegal smuggling of oil from Islamic State-held territory in Syria and Iraq.

Moscow and Ankara have been locked in a war of words since last week when a Turkish air force jet shot down a Russian warplane near the Syrian-Turkish border, the most serious incident between Russia and a NATO state in half a century.

Erdogan responded by saying no one had the right to “slander”

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