Russian Il-20M reconnaissance plane ignored requests to make contact, in latest of what are seen as provocative acts by Kremlin

Russian Il-20M reconnaissance plane ignored requests to make contact, in latest of what are seen as provocative acts by Kremlin

Two German Eurofighter jets were scrambled on Sunday to intercept a Russian military aircraft above the Baltic Sea, as Estonia said it would call an emergency meeting of the UN security council after Russian planes violated its airspace.

Germany’s air force said the Russian Il-20M reconnaissance plane had switched off its transponders and ignored requests to make contact. The Eurofighters took off from the Rostock-Laage airbase to head off the aircraft as it flew in international airspace.

Tensions between Nato and Russia have been dramatically rising after a series of what European governments say are deliberate, provocative acts by the Kremlin. On Friday, three Russian MiG-31 fighters violated Estonian airspace in the Gulf of Finland. Moscow denies this.

  • brachiosaurus@mander.xyzEnglish
    11·
    15 hours ago

    A billion in EU buys many times less than the same billion does in russia.

    Think about why it does

    Furthermore, russia has never - at least in the last two-three lifetimes - acted logically

    Governments and rulers do not follow me and you logic, they act for themself and according to their interests

    • PhilipTheBucket@piefed.socialEnglish
      2·
      13 hours ago

      A billion in EU buys many times less than the same billion does in russia.

      Think about why it does

      Because no one in their right mind wants rubles, so money comparisons that involve rubles have to be corrected back to reality before the values actually match. If you go by the exchange rate alone, you might as well be comparing dollars to lollipops or something.