Russian athletes to participate in events in Turkey, with extra security – RIA (Reuters)
MOSCOW, Nov 29 (Reuters) – Russian athletes will participate in tournaments organised in Turkey, with maximum security ensured, RIA news agency cited sports minister Vitaly Mutko as saying on Sunday. Russia introduced a raft of punitive economic sanctions against Turkey on Saturday after Turkey shot down a Russian warplane earlier in the week. Mutko said that the measures that Russia is taking against Turkey will not impact the calendar of international sports federations. (Reporting by Lidia Kelly; Editing by Dominic Evans)