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But it is in NATO rules of engagement to fire on Russian aircraft over third-party territory? Obviously there is some kind of willfulness for the escalation and
by acqq 11y ago
But it is in NATO rules of engagement to fire on Russian aircraft over third-party territory? Obviously there is some kind of willfulness for the escalation and the tolerance levels are never infinite.
- merpnderp 11y agoThat NATO fired on a Russian aircraft over third-party territory is not a fact. Turkey has offered evidence that the Russian aircraft was over a thin sliver of Turkish territory.
- acqq 11y agoThe map here: http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/06EE/production/_86847710_4244121f-6f25-419b-a113-d94603724eeb.jpg http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/06EE/production/_... And according to the Google Maps, it was cca 3 km crossed during the whole flight, which means the plane was effectively just some seconds over what's considered Turkey and obviously flying out of the territory.
- merpnderp 11y agoI agree with your parent statement that there is a Turkish willfulness to escalate. Flying over sovereign territory for 2 seconds, with a clear exist trajectory, isn't usually considered attack worthy. But it is not unlikely that this was Turkey taking what it considered a legitimate attack as revenge for Russian attacks on ethnic Turks in Syria.