NATO ambassadors are urging Turkish officials to resist escalating tensions with Russia after downing a Russian warplane.
In a private briefing, Reuters is reporting a handful of NATO allies expressed frustration the Turkish government chose to act so aggressively when it might have tried an alternative response like sending a plane to direct the Russian aircraft out of Turkish airspace.
“There are other ways of dealing with these kinds of incidents,” one diplomat told Reuters.
Reuters, however, is reporting that no one “defended” Russia’s alleged aggression as they asked Turkish officials to retain “cool-headedness.”
