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SOURCE: https://news.vice.com/article/angry-russians-burn-turkish-flag-and-vow-retaliation-for-downed-plane
Angry Russians Burn Turkish Flag And Vow Retaliation For Downed Plane
Promising
a harsh response to the downing of a Russian jet by Turkey the day before, Russian
president Vladimir Putin deployed powerful S-400 surface-to-air missiles to the
Latakia airbase in Syriaon Wednesday,
and his warplanes continued strikes in the area.
But
even that response wasn't enough to satisfy some in Russia, which has seen an outpouring
of grief for the two men killed in the incident as well as fury over the
actions of Turkey, which says it shot down the Su-24 jet after it ignored
repeated warnings to turn away from Turkish airspace. Russia denies the
fighter-bomber entered Turkey.
"Putin is too soft, too delicate … Just try to do that when
Brezhnev was in power. Five minutes and Turkey wouldn't exist," said a pensioner who
would give his name only as Yevgeny, referring to the Soviet leader of the
1970s and '80s.
"At the very least, our guys would have flown in there and
bombed them,"
said his wife Lyudmila, as they stood near a statue commemorating military
service outside the Defense Ministry in Moscow. Passers-by have covered the
statue in roses and candles in memory of the pilot who was shot by Syrian
rebels as he parachuted to the ground and the marine who died during the
operation that rescued the plane's navigator.
Early on
Wednesday, dozens of protesters trashed the outside of the Turkish embassy in
Moscow, hurling rocks, eggs, tomatoes and paint and breaking several windows.
They also burned a Turkish flag. Some of them were from a nationalist movement
that held a counter-protest during a rally against Russia's air campaign in
Syria in October. 10 people at the embassy protest were detained by police.
Signs
taped to the embassy and fences erected around it read, "Erdogan is a
murderer!," "Hands off Syria!" and "Turkey! You'll be left
without gas!," referring to the fact that Turkey imports more than half of
its natural gas from Russia. A hand-drawn picture featured a Russian jet
superimposed on a Turkish flag that was dripping blood and the words,
"Stab in the back," referring to Putin's description of the downing
of the jet on Tuesday.
A
Russian hashtag meaning "#StabInTheBack" was also trending on Twitter
on Tuesday and Wednesday, and Sputnik, a Kremlin-controlled news agency
targeting foreign audiences, later started promoting an English-language
version, "#backstabbed."
Russian
state television unleashed a slew of negative coverage at Turkey on Wednesday,
with Rossiya 24 airing footage of Erdogan in 2012 declaring that airspace
violations in Syria were no reason to shoot down a plane. A correspondent in
Istanbul said that "public opinion in Turkey has changed to
coldness." "They're cynically saying, yes we shot down the Russian
plane, almost without pity," she said.
The
anger was felt on the Russian internet as well. Dozens were leaving one-star
reviews of the Turkish Embassy in Moscow and angry comments on Google Mapson
Wednesday, calling president Recep Tayyip Erdogan an "ally of
terrorists" and Turkey "scum." One even threatened to "open
hunting season on Turks" to take revenge.
"Pray
and repent! If not, Russia will tear you apart. And NATO won't help you,"
a user named Alexander Shatov wrote.
"Now
the whole world knows your true face, Erdogan. You're an ally of terrorists.
Not one clear-thinking Russian will travel to a country ruled by a greedy
bandit," a user named Oleg wrote.
Foreign
minister Sergei Lavrov has advised not to travel to Turkey, one of Russia's
most popular holiday destinations, especially after flights to Egypt were
suspended over the bombing of a Russian airliner there in October. Konstantin
Kosachyov, who heads the international affairs committee in the upper house of
parliament, called on Russians to "send Turkey a message" and cancel
plans to travel there for pleasure or business.
Some
Russians at the statue outside the defense ministry said they were ready to
heed these calls. Lyudmila and Yevgeny, who once went on vacation in Turkey
before, said they would "definitely not" return. Car sales manager
Alexei Kononev, who was laying flowers on the monument, said he wouldn't
vacation in Turkey either for the time being.
Alexei
Grazhdankin, deputy director of the independent pollster Levada Center, said
most Russians would "welcome a new Iron Curtain" and any sanctions
against Turkey, since many view the attack on the plane as a "direct
provocation and a test of how ready the country is to take decisive
action" to protect its interests. The "insult" Russians felt
after the jet was shot down would be more important than luxuries like
traveling to an Antalya beach resort, and support for Russia's military
campaign in Syria would likely increase, he said. A Levada poll after the Paris
attacks earlier this month already found that 47 percent were in favour of
ramping up military operations in Syria.
"There
will be many more for increasing military operations than against, because the
feeling is that you can't give in to blackmail, you can't give into provocation
by other side, you need to independently continue your policy, even if this
leads to a worsening of the situation in the short term," Grazhdankin
said.
"It's
a war, there will be casualties," Kononev said when asked if the death of
the pilot and marine, Russia's first official military losses in Syria, would
cause him to reconsider his support for the intervention there. "It's
either small casualties there or big casualties here."
Putin
and other officials have frequently argued that the Russian campaign in Syria,
ostensibly directed at ISIS but in fact far more focused on supporting the
regime of president Bashar al-Assad, is needed to preempt the threat of
terrorist attacks in Russia.
"We
need to stand our ground," said Akhmed Ikramov, a doctor. "The
decision (to fight in Syria) was made by people we believe and trust, the
president and the government."
Not
everyone laying flowers at the statue backed Russia's involvement in the war in
Syria. A housewife who would give her name only as Natalya said Putin bore
responsibility for the deaths of the servicemen.
"If
the commanders' kids would be the ones carrying out the orders, would be the
ones flying there, would they have gotten involved in Syria?" she asked.
"If
someone wants war, he'll find it anywhere, and these people will pay with their
lives," she added, gesturing at the portrait of the pilot and marine that
had been placed on the statue.
But
others were calling for retaliation against Turkey, if not militarily then
through economic or political measures.
"We're
remembering the Ottoman empire 500 years ago. They were that way then and
that's how they stayed, attacking from behind," Yevgeny said. "They
need to be punished. All aggressor countries will be punished sooner or
later."
Russia:
Turkish flag burns as protests against Su-24 downing continue in Moscow
Published on Nov 25, 2015
Several hundred protesters gathered in front of the
Turkish embassy in Moscow, Wednesday, to decry the downing of the Russian Su-24
aircraft while on a mission near Latakia in Syria by a Turkish Air Force F-16
jet. Protests began yesterday shortly after the news of the incident filtered
through, with numbers gradually increasing as time went on.
VIDEO SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQDW16LGM10
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Kuban Cossacks burned
effigies of Obama and Erdogan
Taman Cossacks of the Kuban Cossack Division
Cossack troops conducted Temryuk protest against the actions of the Turkish
authorities. This
TASS
Cossack Ataman told Temryuk department Ivan Bezuglyi.
Cossack Ataman told Temryuk department Ivan Bezuglyi.
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| Kuban Cossacks |
"At a rally attended by more than 500 Cossacks
of our department. We burned effigies (Barack) Obama and (Recep Tayyip)
Erdogan, showing that outraged by the actions of Turkey, shot down a Russian
Su-24. And we think that this is done at the behest of the United States,
"- said Bezuglyi.
According to him, in the event of military
aggression by the West Cossacks without hesitation would defend the homeland.
"Tonight, when residents chase teas, playing with the children, on the
front ensure the protection of public order Cossacks. Strengthen their ranks.
The Cossacks still show themselves, Russia hopes to us, we believe Russia
", - quotes Bezugly" Rossiyskaya Gazeta ".
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Russians reacted to the incident with the Su-24 in
Syria
In late November, the residents of Simferopol burned
Turkish president's effigy. Thus, residents expressed their protest Ankara's
policy.
Relations between the two countries deteriorated
after the November 24 Turkish fighter jet shot down a Russian Su-24. According
to Ankara, the plane violated the airspace of Turkey, and these actions are
explained by the protection of state borders. The Russian Ministry of Defense,
on the other hand, argues that the plane did not go into the Turkish airspace.
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SOURCE: http://www.themoscowtimes.com/news/article/cossacks-burn-effigies-of-obama-erdogan/552038.html
Cossacks Burn Effigies of Obama,
Erdogan
By Anna Dolgov
Dec. 07
2015
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The
rally was billed as a demonstration in support of Russian President Vladimir
Putin, and participants chanted “Russia” and “Putin” as they watched the
flames.
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Cossacks
in southern Russia burned effigies of U.S. President Barack Obama and Turkish
President Recep Erdogan, while rallying this weekend in support of the
Kremlin's policies, according to news reports and videos posted online.
A
crowd of Cossacks clad in their traditional uniforms and fur hats also trampled
on the American and Turkish flags before setting them on fire during the
Saturday rally in the southern Kuban region.
“Burn,
Obama,” a man could be heard saying in the video.
The
rally was billed as a demonstration in support of Russian President Vladimir
Putin, and participants chanted “Russia” and “Putin” as they watched the
flames.
A
Cossack leader, whom the Russkaya Vesna (Russian Spring) website identified as
ataman Ivan Bezugly, addressed the gathering to vow that his para-military
group would soon be fighting various unspecified enemies of Russia around the
country.
“Tomorrow things will flare up in Cossack villages and farmsteads,
and common citizens will hide under benches and behind wardrobes, while we
shall be on the front lines,”
the Cossack leader said in the video.
“Because today in the evenings, when citizens are drinking their tea
and playing with their kids, it is Cossacks who are on the front lines,
protecting public order,”
he said.
Cossack
militias have been patrolling Moscow parks and city beaches since last year,
appointed by the city government primarily to combat drinking in public spaces
and smoking in prohibited areas.
But
Cossacks are expected to begin regular patrols of Moscow streets next year, and
have been bidding for government contracts to serve as security guards at the
capital's schools and stores, according to news reports.
In
2012, Cossack patrols showed up at Moscow's Belorussky Station, but the city
administration later argued the militia had acted without consulting the
authorities, BBC's Russian-language service has reported.
A
month later, Moscow's south-eastern district banned the use of Cossack
volunteer squads for crowd control, citing their frequent failure to get
official permission for their actions, the report said.
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SOURCE: https://ruptly.tv/vod/view/39163/russia-cossacks-burn-effigies-of-obama-and-erdogan
Video Id:
20151207-025
Title
Russia: Cossacks burn effigies of Obama and Erdogan
Category
Politics
Location
Temryuk, Russia
Region
Russia
Duration
2:06
Published
December 7, 2015, 15:29 (GMT)
Aspect
Ratio
16:9
Keywords
Russia, cossacks, burning, Kuban Cossacks, effigy,
Temryuk, Krasnodar Territory
M/S Kuban
Cossacks set fire to Obama and Erdogan effigies, US and Turkish flags
M/S Crowd
chant "Russia, Russia!" and "Putin, Putin!" as effigies
burn
SOT,
Kuban Cossack leader Ivan Bezugly (Russian): "It will not be done in an
other way. Because today, in the evening when the village inhabitants are
drinking tea or playing with their kids, Cossaki will be patrolling the streets
in the cities and villages. And it will be like this. We need to stay together
as a close-knit family around Atamans. And I think that everything stands
before us."
M/S
Effigies burn
SCRIPT
A group
of Kuban Cossacks set fire to effigies of US President Barack Obama and Turkish
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in protest against the Turkish downing of a
Russian bomber last month, in the city of Temryuk on Saturday. With the cries
of “Burn, Obama!” and “set him aflame!” the Cossacks burned the effigies as
well as flags of Turkey and the US.
The
protesters also called for unity in the defence of Russia, with Kuban Cossack
leader Ivan Bezugly stating that his forces would be patrolling local villages
that evening. "We need to stay together as a close-knit family around
Atamans," he stated.
Commander-in-Chief
of the Russian Air Force, Viktor Bondarev, stated on November 27 that a Russian
Sukhoi Su-24 jet was hit "by an air-to-air missile launched from a Turkish
Air Force F-16 fighter which had taken off from the 8th Diyarbakir airbase of
the Turkish Air Force." He said the Russian bomber had not entered Turkish
air space. Turkish authorities meanwhile say the Su-24 violated their airspace
for 17 seconds.
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Kuban Cossack leader Ivan Bezugly
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Russia:
Cossacks burn effigies of Obama and Erdogan
Published on Dec 7, 2015
A group of Kuban Cossacks set fire to effigies of
US President Barack Obama and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in protest
against the Turkish downing of a Russian bomber last month, in the city of
Temryuk on Saturday. With the cries of “Burn, Obama!” and “set him aflame!” the
Cossacks burned the effigies as well as flags of Turkey and the US.
VIDEO SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdL7EqzDPZE
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