Russia Not Involved in Campaign Against Turkish Business - Foreign Ministry

Moscow does not carry out any campaign aimed against Turkish business, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Sunday.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — According to Zakharova, the Russian government does not pursue this goal.

"There is no state order to push out the Turkish business from Russia," Zakharova told reporters.

Relations between Russia and Turkey have been strained since Ankara shot down a Russian Su-24 bomber on an anti-terrorist mission over Syria claiming that the aircraft allegedly violated Turkish airspace. Both Russia and Syria denied the allegations with Moscow imposing a set of economic measures against Turkey in retaliation.