"Today's loss for us was like a stab in back delivered by the accomplices of terrorists," President Putin said on state television at the time. It will be the first time the two strongmen leaders have met since Turkish interceptors blasted a Russian warplane out of the skies over Syria in November. A second Russian serviceman was killed trying to rescue the other crew member on the ground. Story highlights The two leaders fell out after a Russian warplane was shot down over Syria by TurkeyTurkey's economy suffering during the spat with MoscowSt. Petersburg, Russia (CNN) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is traveling to the Russian city of St Petersburg for a face-to-face meeting with his counterpart, Vladimir Putin. The incident, in which one of the air crew was killed as he parachuted from the aircraft, provoked a diplomatic firestorm, with a furious Kremlin vowing retribution.

Source: CNN August 09, 2016 06:11 UTC