Russian jet SHOT DOWN by Turkey after it flew into their airspace, according to reports

A RUSSIAN jet has been shot down by Turkish forces after it flew into the country's airspace, according to as yet unconfirmed reports circulating on social media.

“One thing is certain, Russia will NOT accept its planes being shot down, particularly when it looks deliberate

hold on, we may be in for some fireworks”
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Now now, we’re not dealing with the USSR here, we are dealing with a nation with a GDP smaller than Italy’s and a population 1/3 that of the USA. Putin isn’t Stalin, he’s Mussolini.

That is not entirely correct. If Turkey acted in aggression outside of Turkish airspace (which is speculated where the downing occurred) we are not necessarily obliged to defend them, even if initially the plane was in Turkish airspace. Outside of Turkish airspace, Turkey would have to prove that Russia initiated a hostile action first, and that the downing was in response to that action. Turkey would have to release the in-flight records to NATO.

And yes, while Russia entering Turkish airspace is considered a hostile action, if Russian aircraft left Turkish airspace before further aggression occurred, Russian aircraft would have to commit another action to be considered the aggressor.

And stemming from that, there is a high possibility that the Russian aircraft was weaving in and out of Turkish airspace along the border. The intent to re-enter Turkish airspace or failure to comply to Turkish requests to not re-enter Turkish airspace would qualify as hostile action and Turkey could act even though the plane may have been in Syrian Airspace at the time of downing.

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