Russia sends investigators to Turkey

Russian investigators are arriving in Ankara to investigate the death of its Ambassador to Turkey, Andrei Karlov.

Speaking to reporters in Moscow, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the gunman who fatally shot Karlov was trying to “drive a wedge” between the two countries and derail efforts toward a peaceful solution to the civil war in Syria.

Peskov believes the incident will instead bring Turkey and Russia closer together.

“Most likely the murder was aiming to derail the efforts toward a peaceful Syrian resolution,” Peskov said. “However, it will not impede this process in any way.”

Peskov said the investigators will determine whether the attack was the work of Altintas alone or a more complex conspiracy.

Turkish authorities have detained seven people, and Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Turkey and Russia will work together on the investigation adding that a street near the Russian Embassy will be renamed for Karlov.