Kremlin says still waiting for 'realistic' response from Turkey on downing jet

The Kremlin said on Thursday that Russia was still awaiting a reasonable answer from Ankara on why it downed a Russian fighter jet earlier this week, adding that it is not considering sanctions against Turkey or imposing a food imports embargo. "We are still waiting for an explanation, a realistic explanation from the Turkish side," Dmitry Peskov, the Kremlin spokesman, told journalists on a conference call. Russia's Agriculture Ministry said earlier on Thursday it was strengthening control over