"Putin's phone call is underway," Peskov told reporters.
The Russian Su-24 attack aircraft was shot on November 24, 2015 by a Turkish F-16 fighter near the Turkish border over Syria. Following the incident, Moscow imposed a number of restrictive measures on Turkey and has repeatedly said that Ankara should apologize for downing the plane and cover any material losses to the country and the pilot's family.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Wednesday that the outcome of talks between the Turkish and Russian leaders would be the only reliable source of information regarding whether or not Turkey will pay Russia a compensation for its downed Su-24 jet.
"There have been many statements. I will ask you to rely solely on the outcome of the two leaders' talks here," Peskov told reporters, answering a question on recent statements by Turkey's prime minister that Ankara would offer no compensation despite expressing regret over downing the Russian warplane.
