A missile cruiser "Moscow" firing anti-aircraft missiles during the joint sailing of various fleets' vessels for combat training. © Vitaliy Ankov / Sputnik
RT: Russia deploys missile cruiser off Syria coast, ordered to destroy any target posing danger
Moscow plans to suspend military cooperation with Ankara after the downing of a Russian bomber by Turkish air forces, Russian General Staff representatives said on Tuesday. Further measures to beef up Russian air base security in Syria will also be taken.
Sergey Rudskoy, a top official with the Russian General Staff, condemned the attack on the Russian bomber in Syrian airspace by a Turkish fighter jet as “a severe violation of international law”. He stressed that the Su-24 was downed over the Syrian territory. The crash site was four kilometers away from the Turkish border, he said.
WNU Editor: I am now reading Russian reports that Russia may impose a no-fly zone over parts of Syria .... and this deployment of a missile cruiser will be used to enforce this zone. It is almost as if the Russians are now daring Turkey to enter Syrian air space.
2 comments:
Somebody look at that Map and tell me the Turkish jet didn't cross into Syrian Airspace in the process of firing upon the Russian.
I see this as the beginning of an extended stay for Russian forces in the region. Wondering why Turkey wants to provoke the Russians, other than a fear that they might ultimately control the oil supply coming from the currently ISIS-controlled Iraq. It doesn't appear that there is anyone willing to stop a Russian & Iranian alliance in the region.
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