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The New York Times is reporting:
Russia's ambassador to Turkey was assassinated at an Ankara art exhibit on Monday evening by a lone Turkish gunman shouting "God is great!" and "don't forget Aleppo, don't forget Syria!" in what Russia called a terrorist attack.
The gunman, who was described by Ankara's mayor as a policeman, also wounded at least three others in the assault, which was captured on Turkish video. Turkish officials said he was killed by other officers in a shootout.
"The attack comes at a bad time: Moscow and Ankara have only recently restored diplomatic ties after Turkey downed a Russian aircraft in November 2015," the Stratfor think-tank said.
"Though the attack will strain relations between the two countries, it is not likely to rupture them altogether."
[...] Tensions have escalated in recent weeks as Russian-backed Syrian forces have fought for control of the eastern part of Aleppo, triggering a stream of refugees.
(Score: 3, Informative) by tfried on Tuesday December 20 2016, @08:42AM
Just in case you were trying to make a serious comment in this, I'll point out the two main differences:
1. An ambassador is easier to replace, and more relevant to policy than a heir to the throne. Try again, if Medwedew gets assassinated on foreign territory.
2. In neither case is there any striking evidence of direct government involvement. So if this is to be used as justification for a strong-handed reaction, you need significant actors in favor of confrontation beforehand. This was clearly the case in Austria. Despite some divergent gaols, it does not appear to be the case in Russia, at all.
(Score: 2) by Azuma Hazuki on Tuesday December 20 2016, @06:28PM
By Cthulhu's beard, I hope you're right :( Everything's so brittle now...
I am "that girl" your mother warned you about...