YEREVAN, DECEMBER 1, ARMENPRESS. LDPR leader Vladimir Zhirinovsky called to celebrate the anniversary of the defeat of the Turkish fleet during the Battle of Sinop. This policy stated on December 1 meeting in the State Duma said LifeNews.

“Day of military glory – the defeat of the Turkish squadron at Sinope. Instead our TV channels are celebrating a birthday Hazanova. Where are the main news? The great battle Nakhimov. There are also movies. Give passages lift the mood of our citizens. As we smashed the Turks – all twelve wars show “- suggested the MP.

As “Armenpress” reports, earlier in November Zhirinovsky suggested crush Turkey nuclear missile attack. “Istanbul is very easy to destroy: just one nuclear bomb in the Strait of throw and wash away. It would be such a terrible flood the water column rises to 10-15 meters and the city will not and there are nine million lives “- said the leader of the Liberal Democrats.

Russian-Turkish relations have deteriorated since the Turkish Air Force November 24 downed bomber Su-24 the Russian Defense Ministry who took part in the anti-terrorist operation in Syria. According to Ankara the plane violated the air borders of Turkey. In Moscow he said that the bomber was on the territory of Syria.

In response Russia imposed economic sanctions against Turkey and the banned turputevku sell in this country.

December 1 in Russia marks the Day of Military Glory in honor of the victory in 1853 of the Russian army over the Turkish squadron at cape Sinop during the Russian-Turkish war. Sinopskaya battle was the last major battle of the sailing fleet.

Zhirinovsky graduated from the Institute of Asian and African Studies of Moscow State University with a degree in “Turkish language and literature.” He speaks Turkish interned in Turkey.