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How Turkey Shot Down a Russian Bomber and the Kremlin Did Nothing in Response - William Spaniel
In 2015, two Russian bombers crossed into Turkish air space. Turkey immediately shot one down. The Kremlin's did nothing of significance in response. Given the current problems with drone incursions into NATO's eastern flank, many are framing the Turkish incident as a template on how best to respond today. This video explores exactly what happened in 2015, what is different about the situation today, and what is necessary to reestablish deterrence with Russia.
0:00 An Ongoing Drone Crisis
1:24 The 2015 Shootdown Incident
6:31 How the Kremlin Responded to the Shootdown
9:06 A Template for Today?
11:08 Problems with Implementing the Solution Today