Putin Says Turkey 'Will Regret' Shooting Down Russian Warplane

Russian president Vladimir Putin announced this week that Turkey will "regret" its recent downing of a Russian warplane carrying out airstrikes in Syria.

Putin announced this week that Russia's punishment of Turkey will not stop at trade sanctions, suggesting that the Middle Eastern country will pay for its alleged transgression in a more serious way.

"If anyone thinks Russia's reaction will be limited to trade sanctions, they are deeply mistaken," Putin said, adding "We'll remind them again what they did - they will regret it."

During his speech, Putin accused Turkey of providing oil to the Islamic State terrorist group.

"We are fighting for justice, happiness and the entire future of our civilisation. We have to be prepared and we have to defeat them [terrorists] before they get here that's why we launched this operation in Syria," Putin said.

Moscow criticized Turkish officials back in November after the Turkish military downed a Russia warplane that traveled into its airspace. The plane had been carrying out airstrikes against reported terrorist groups in Syria ahead of being shot down.

While Russia described Turkey's actions as a "stab in the back," Turkey argued that the Russian Su-24 bomber had been repeatedly warned to exit Turkish airspace before it was shot down.

"I think if there is a party that needs to apologize, it is not us," Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said following the incident in November. "Those who violated our airspace are the ones who need to apologize. Our pilots and our armed forces, they simply fulfilled their duties, which consisted of responding to [...] violations of the rules of engagement. I think this is the essence."