NATO scrambles fighter jets to intercept Russian planes

Turkey had the best response to "accidental" incursions by Russia in Syria. After 10 warnings over 5 minutes, 2 planes entered Turkish airspace for 17 seconds. 1 plane was fired on 2 seconds after crossing the Turkish border and was shot down. Afterwards Russian pilot navigation instantly improved and there was no more "accidental'" incursions.

This has been happening all over Europe, air and on sea, for years. Its just not often reported on US news channels.

Heard a while ago on the news here in Sweden, after the invasion of Ukraine started, that the Swedish Air Force had to chase away Russian military jets (again) close to or inside Swedish air space. It’s common though that the Russian military are terrible at geography and map reading, because they’ve always been very bad at staying within their own borders! As a Swede, this is something I’m used to and have grown up with, I was also born before the fall of the Soviet Union so... If going into the fantasy world for a moment, you could say that the Nordic countries are comparable with Gondor, and Russia is Mordor. We’ve just always lived with that threat from the East

Happens with naval vessels and submarines too.

If NATO and Russia were siblings, Russia would be the one pointing it's finger an inch from NATO's face saying "I'm not touching you, I'm not touching you, I'm not touching you!".

I live in the UK. The RAF frequently scramble to stop Russian nuclear bombers from entering our territory and flying over our cities. This has always been the case since Russia developed nuclear bombs

This is ridiculous!

Just as people say, this, unfortunately, has been going on for decades in Europe. At the same time, Russia has been constantly whining about feeling threatened by the aggressive Nato.

We did that every day during the Cold War. Always a possible serious threat.

I’m not an expert, but it seems pretty clear that Russia’s strategy is to provoke and prod, skirting right up to the line of provocation to see if their adversaries blink.

They're searching for a "unwatched" air path

Man, who knew the cusp of war would be so.... appetizing?

If this has been happening for years, no wonder Putin thinks he can get away anything, This is what happens when bullies are allowed to run loose and free!

My cousin buzzed backfire bombers in the 70's on several occasions when they got too close to US airspace. He told of an incident where he wingtipped so close he could see the pilot's eyes widen.

So be it.

"-And here we GO!!" heath ledger Joker

...because Russia wasn't losing jets fast enough already?

This likewise happens regularly in the arctic near Canada’s borders and the Canadian Air Force scrambles jets to intercept Russian planes of all types. They’re essentially testing what other countries timelines are for intercepting and seeing their capabilities.

Ambassador gots some funky mold on his wall.

Practicing their attack profiles.