UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Russia's United Nations ambassador said he told the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday that Turkey was acting "recklessly and inexplicably" by sending troops across the border into Iraq without the consent of the government.
Vitaly Churkin told reporters after raising the issue at a closed council meeting that the Turkish action was also a reflection of the "lack of legality" in the aerial attacks in Syria by the international coalition without its consent.
He expressed disappointment that the council did not agree on Russia's proposal to issue a statement reaffirming the need to respect international law and sovereignty and calling for unity against Islamic State extremists.
Russian-Turkish tensions have escalated following Turkey's downing of a Russian warplane near its border with Syria last
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