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Europe wants to shoot down Russian planes like Turkey once did (but Ankara was 'abandoned' by NATO)

2025-10-01 23:56:08Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Europe wants to shoot down Russian planes like Turkey once did (but Ankara was
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A wave of violations of NATO airspace by Russia last month has prompted some allies to recall Turkey's swift and deadly response a decade ago, when it shot down a Russian fighter jet that had crossed its southern border.

Lithuanian Defense Minister Dovile Sakaliene said in a post on X that Turkey "set an example 10 years ago" for NATO, while calling for stronger action in the face of Russia's "tests" today.

However, in 2015, Turkey felt exposed by what it saw as a tepid NATO response and the economic fallout from the downing of the Russian jet. This ultimately - and ironically - pushed Ankara to seek closer ties with Moscow, which have continued even amid Russia's war in Ukraine.

On November 24, 2015, a Turkish F-16 jet shot down a Russian Su-24 near the Syrian border. Dramatic footage showed the burning plane crashing into a forested ridge, marking the first such military engagement between a NATO member and Moscow since the alliance was founded in 1949.

Turkey, which has the second-largest military in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, said it had issued repeated warnings before opting for permanent rules of engagement.

Moscow denied any wrongdoing, froze relations and imposed trade and tourism restrictions on Ankara.

Within hours, NATO convened an emergency meeting and expressed solidarity over Turkey’s territorial integrity, but also pressed for calm. Its further steps, including surveillance and early warning flights, were designed to reduce tensions, not provoke confrontation. But officials said they left Turkey still feeling vulnerable to Russia, its Black Sea neighbor, with whom it was already engaged in a proxy war in Syria, where Moscow supported then-President Bashar al-Assad and Ankara supported the rebels.

Turkey’s economy was hit hard by Russia’s trade restrictions, and it later issued what Moscow called an apology. At first, Turkey turned to NATO allies to bolster its defenses, but decided against buying American Patriot missiles because of the cost. Later — prompted by a failed coup in 2016 and a rapprochement with Moscow — it bought Russian S-400 systems, triggering U.S. sanctions and Turkey’s removal from a program to build and buy F-35 fighter jets, consequences that still strain U.S.-Turkish relations. Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan has forged cordial relations with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, refusing to join Western sanctions on Moscow and welcoming talks between Russian and Ukrainian delegations, though peace remains far off.

The war in Ukraine, now in its fourth year, has transformed Europe's security landscape and in recent months has threatened to spread to NATO member states in Eastern Europe. Poland shot down a drone on September 10 over its territory after what Prime Minister Donald Tusk called a "large-scale provocation" by Russia. Estonia said three Russian military aircraft violated its airspace for 12 minutes on September 19.


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