Russia Imposes Economic Sanctions on Turkey
SESAY: U.S. president Barack Obama made an unannounced late-night visit to the memorial for victims of the Paris terror attacks. Mr. Obama added a rose to the overflowing bouquets outside the Bataclan theater. CNN's Alexandra Field has new details now on the attack suspect who is still at large.</s>ALEXANDRA FIELD, CNN CORRESPONDENT: For more than two weeks, Salah Abdeslam has been the most wanted man in connection with the Paris terror attacks. Authorities have already identified his brother as one of the suicide bombers. And they say that together both brothers rented the cars that were used in the attacks. But now a source is telling CNN that it was Salah Abdeslam who also purchased detonators prior to those Paris attacks. A French newspaper is reporting that the detonators were bought at a store north of Paris and that the owner or manager of that store contacted authorities when he saw Abdeslam's photos as part of this international manhunt. Abdeslam was able to leave France entering Belgium in the immediate aftermath of the attacks. That's before police knew exactly who they're looking for. But one U.S. lawmaker now speculates that investigators could be closer to finding the man they've been searching for.</s>REP. MICHAEL MCCAUL (R), HOUSE HOMELAND SECURITY COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN: I do think they are closing in on him. And that's the good news. There are many involved with this plot. It's a very sophisticated plot, an external operation that we've seen from ISIS. You mentioned the bombing of the Russian airliner. This is a new ISIS, a new chapter for them to be able to conduct three external operations in just recent times.</s>FIELD: The search for Salah Abdeslam has prompted raids and arrests across Belgium. Already authorities have arrested six people in connection with to the Paris terror attacks. They have arrested two men who are believed to have driven Abdeslam from France to Belgium, along with another man who's believed to have picked him up once he arrived from Belgium and driven him to another location. And while they continue their hunt for Salah Abdeslam, they're also looking for one more man, Mohamed Abrini, who was seen with Abdeslam just two days before the terror attacks. Alexandra Field, CNN.</s>SESAY: Well, the body of the Russian fighter pilot who was shot down near the Syrian-Turkish border will be returned to Russia. Turkish authorities flew the body to Ankara, where it will be transferred to Russia at a later date. The Turkish military downed the jet on Tuesday, saying it was flying in Turkish air space and was repeatedly warned to leave. Russia denies those claims, and President Vladimir Putin calls the incident a stab in the back. Well, let's turn to senior international correspondent Matthew Chance live in Moscow. Matthew, Russia initiating economic sanctions against Turkey. Give us some perspective on how Turkey -- how Turkey is being targeted.</s>MATTHEW CHANCE, CNN SENIOR INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Well, a number of areas. I mean, the -- despite the political differences between Russia and Turkey, they've always had this strong economic relationship. That's now really being impacted by these sanctions with the Kremlin announcing that there will be restrictions placed on Russian firms involved in projects here, particularly building projects, things like that. Russian -- sorry, Turkish nationals who are living in Russia will also be affected. They've got rid of, for instance, the visa free travel from Turkish citizens coming to Russia. You'll now need a visa from January 1st. Also, products, food products particularly, are set to be sanctioned as well. The Kremlin has already said this will happen. The list of exactly which products are going to be restricted has yet to be published. We're expecting it before tomorrow, according to the Russian government. And so yes, some considerable restrictions placed on Turkish businesses operating this country. They have banned charter flights between the two countries. Russian tour operators are saying now they won't be selling holiday package deals to Russian tourists. That's significant because last year, for instance, 3.2 million Russians went to Turkey on their holidays. That will probably grind to a virtual standstill. And so yes, this fallout over the shoot down last week of the SU-24 Russian warplane on the Turkish-Syrian border is now having a huge impact on relations between the two countries.</s>SESAY: And, Matthew, is there a clip after getting relations back on track? It seems that the Turks definitely making overtures to try and de-escalate the situation.</s>CHANCE: Yes, possibly. I mean -- but, I mean, in terms of -- in terms of getting the relationship back on track, I mean, we're not in that phase yet. I mean, we're still in the phase of the relationship getting worse. And so I think ultimately, you know, what you'd hope that the relationship would get back on track. But at the moment, there's still great deal of tension, a great deal of animosity between the two countries. President Erdogan of Turkey has been pushing, requesting to have a face-to-face meeting with Vladimir Putin in Paris. They're both there attending the climate summit in the French capital. But the Kremlin has essentially rejected that so far at least publicly. We don't know what's going on behind the scenes, but yes, I mean, the Russians at this point are saying, you know, we want an apology. We want compensation. And the Turks have refused to offer either of those things. And so that's led to a deepening of the crisis between the two nations.</s>SESAY: Matthew Chance joining us there from Moscow. Appreciate it, Matthew. Thank you. 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