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Kremlin says Putin ‘fully mobilized’ to tackle threat from Turkey

Kremlin says Putin ‘fully mobilized’ to tackle threat from Turkey By By Andrew Osborn and Polina Devitt   By Andrew Osborn and Polina Devitt MOSCOW (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin is fully mobilized to tackle what the Kremlin regards as an unprecedented threat from Turkey following the shooting down of one of its warplanes by a Turkish F-16, the Russian leader’s spokesman said on Saturday. In comments which underscore how angry the Kremlin still is over the incident, Dmitry Peskov, Putin’s spokesman, called the behavior of the Turkish air force “absolute madness” and said Ankara’s subsequent handling of the crisis… View Article