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Turkish forces deployed five F-16 fighter jets to Estonia, supporting the Baltic flank of NATO.

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This is just standard procedure ever since the Baltic states joined NATO. Those countries don't have any airforce, so the other NATO countries take turns, every 6 months I think, stationing some planes in one of the countries or in northern Poland.

Ответ для Rennie Petersen

This is discussed in one of my books, "Vlad" (2021), which describes a fictitious Russian operation to close "The Suwałki Gap" by annexing a strip of southern Lithuania, joining Kaliningrad to Belarus.

Ответ для Rennie Petersen

Here's the quote from my book.

Ответ для Rennie Petersen

Bit of a coincidence that it was Turkey in the summer of 2021, and again Turkey in the summer of 2026 ...

Ответ для Rennie Petersen

Baltic Air Patrol 👍,since more or less 2014 (wondering why about that specific year😉)

Ответ для Rennie Petersen

Ämari Air Base here in Estonia always has allied fighters ready to deploy, NATO Baltic Air Policing is essential in the East Flank. They've been busy recently. Also had a drone crash 15 from my location recently due to russian EW. Greetings from Estonia.

Ответ для Põhja Ohakas

*15km

They are used to strike Sukhois!

This is great news. Historically Turks dont hesitate to shoot down Russians who dont respect nations borders

Ответ для テーム ♥️🌞🐑☕🇺🇦🌻

This is also mentioned in my book "Vlad" (2021).

Ответ для テーム ♥️🌞🐑☕🇺🇦🌻

That's not how NATO air policing works though 😅 It's not Turkish fighters doing as they please in their own sovereign national airspace, it's strictly controlled and following NATO parameters in Estonia airspace— there'll be no shoot down unless russian fighter / bomber engages first.

Ответ для Põhja Ohakas

Turkish policy is much more effective to guide and help ruzzian pilots to flight where they suppose to flight 👏

👍 That’ll be noticed by the Kremlin.

Ответ для Rich111

Might have been ordered by the Kremlin. Erdagon and Putin are good business partners.

Ответ для Bob Marley

Turkey is the only NATO force that has shot down a Russian Fighter jet, an Su24 in 2015. We know Erdogan self-serves, but Turkey doesn’t fuck around when defending its territory and Russia won’t prod them again.

Ответ для Winnie #Fella 🇺🇦🇬🇧🇵🇹🇪🇺🇿🇦🇺🇸🥩

But are they defending their own territory? Erdagon only self-serves.

Well done Türkiye 🥰 We love you neighbours. Slava Ukraini! 🇺🇦

Still waiting for the Turkish forces to decide it's time to protect the Crimean Tatars and land in Crimea.

they should go over moSSkovia and bomb something!!

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Whats in the win for Turkey? Always ask yourself that. Its about gaining something... My guess its to pressure Nato to make the US sell f35.

Ответ для Jensen Charp

Fine

Ответ для Jensen Charp

Or to convince Estonia to buy Turkish armour again, after switching away from Otokar and Nural Makina. Regardless, NATO air policing is what matters here, and we won't be buying anything we don't want or need.

Ответ для Jensen Charp

Baltic air defense is served by NATO allies on a rotational basis (the Baltic states don't have their own fighter jets). It was Turkey's turn to send some planes. It's a routine deployment, I don't think there's reason to believe they expect something specific in return.

Estonia and Turkey have a long and realistic history with Russian aggression.

And the Turks aren’t afraid to shoot down a Russian plane.

Ah! The Turks remember they are in NATO. Until they don’t, of course.