Radosław Sikorski upbraids Moscow for being “incapable of living in peace” with its neighbors following a series of incursions into NATO airspace.
Russia shouldn’t complain at the United Nations if its missiles or aircraft are shot down after entering NATO airspace, Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski warned Moscow on Monday.
Sikorski was speaking at an emergency session of the U.N. Security Council in New York. The summit was convened after three Russian military jets entered Estonian airspace for 12 minutes on Sept. 19 before being repelled by Italian F-35s representing NATO.
“I have only one request to the Russian government: If another missile or aircraft enters our space without permission, deliberately or by mistake, and gets shot down and the wreckage falls on NATO territory, please don’t come here to whine about it,” Sikorski said. “You have been warned.”
Not to be outdone, Sikorski sent a further barb Moscow’s way in New York: “We know you don’t care for international law, and you are incapable of living in peace with your neighbors. Your insane nationalism contains a lust for domination that will not cease until you realize that the age of empires is over and that your empire will not be rebuilt.”
Less talk and more action please.
NATO member Turkey shot down a Russian jet some years ago, and the planet didn’t perish in a nuclear war, so we know we can do that.
Fairly sure it will happen. Balts and Poland are fed up enough.
Sikorsky is also known for not throwing words around.
Just a reminder Turkey shot down the nazi jet after
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Issuing an official note to the fascists that they will shoot it down
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russkies entering their airspace multiple times before.
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warning the pilot multiple times before it entered their airspace.
The decision to shoot it down did not come out of the blue.
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The Russians claimed they have not been over NATO territory. If they come again, shoot them down and look where they land. Case closed.
The Russians claimed they have not been over NATO territory.
Only because they believe it should be their territory.
Debris from plains that are shot down don’t land directly below where they were shot down.
This. And it is not really predictable where they go, depends on which parts get damaged and how
That may be true, but while parts and pieces of downed aircraft may land over a mile or two from an incident based on altitude (they are no longer flying, they are falling), most airspace incursions are not happening just over the border but further inside the defending territory. It takes time for responding fighter jets to scramble and confront the invasive aircraft. This is occurring while traveling at high speed. So the likely answer is that they are not a mile inside of the airspace, but tens of miles at least. It should be no trouble to discern over where the incursion took place.
If it’s one thing the dicktasters… I mean dictators… of today do a lot of at a regular basis, it’s whine. It’s the mark of a little man. Pathetic.
Good for Poland. I’m tired of these Putinganda-fuckers “accidently” sending incursions into their neighbours’ territories
More words, to be followed by more incursions without action. We should have started shooting down Russian air-junk right from the first invasion in 2014. Historians will not be kind about floppy dicked Europe/NATO after it’s too late….
Nah, Poland is the one nation in Europe that’s itching for a fight with Moscow. They’ve just been holding back.
They’ve been partitioned a few times and not trying to live thru that again.
They’re ready to send troops to the frontlines of Ukraine last I heard.
Without action? Come on. Drones went over Poland, shot down. Poland isn’t really holding back, but it can’t charge blindy either.
I am also sick of the inaction. I hope they are a real warning and not more words.
I really like this line though and I will be repeating it to anyone who is listening, “incapable of living in peace”.
I have this sneaking suspicion that this response might be in the Russian “plan”. I have a feeling that the goal is to show that America won’t lift a finger to stop them, and thereby break NATO and badly damage US power. If Poland downs a Russian jet, and Trump says “Hey! You guys have to be nice to Russia” it will read as Russia calling NATO’s bluff while maintaining just enough plausible deniability to likely avoid even European countries from pushing for a real response.
brought to you by the same master planners that thought they’d take Ukraine in a month
Not only that, but somehow since Russia is an innocent victim and they know America won’t stop them, they might as well go ahead and try a ground invasion and see what happens
Vlad. Vlad. Don’t be bad. Putin. Putin. Stop that shootin’.
This is a weak response from NATO. 19 drones and 2 jets flying into NATO airspace should have been enough to draw NATO into the war. Saying “hey dont do that again or their will be bare min consequences” is a nothing statement. Shooting down Russian Jets that have been in your airspace for 12mins should have been the default response at this point.
Well that’s swell and all, but you can’t say that not do it. You can’t make that kind of bluff to a bully like Russia and not back it up. Cuz if you do back down that’s just emboldening the bully. They will view it as weakness and an invitation to go further. If they don’t shoot down the next plane that crosses their border Russia will escalate significantly.
Ruzzian incursions and aggression will not stop until Vladimir Pootang grows tall, and develops an adult penis. Never have leaders with small pee pees, folks. Oh, wait a minute America…not like THAT !
'How dare they not do what they are told? They ha dit coming."
This is you rn. Sounds a lot like a wife beater.
