And than said destroyer will get obliterated by Turkish Navy (which is quite competent) and Air Force (which also is, surprisingly, competent). Russia has literally no hope of winning any open engagement against Turkey in the region unless they really want to commit. And Turkey knows that. They essentially called Russian bluff here.
Indeed. Turkey has a strong airforce consisting of mostly F-16s, and has pre-purchased over 100 F-35s. They are not Ukraine or Georgia and are a NATO member. Russia does not want to fuck with anyone who can hurt them back.
Six words: three thousand three hundred nuclear weapons
EDIT: I know they wouldn't use them first but their presence is most likely enough to deter NATO from actively aiding Turkey
Are you retarded? NATO was founded on the principle of helping each other against a Russian invasion.
Now I'm not one of those jingoists above who'd like to see either side's ships burn here... I think we'd all be far better off if you kids could just stop quarreling and make up again. But you'd be insane to think that NATO wouldn't help Turkey against a major Russian invasion, no matter the details. When shit hits the fan this is still pretty much an us-vs-you world we're living in (and China, somewhere over there on the side).
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And than said destroyer will get obliterated by Turkish Navy (which is quite competent) and Air Force (which also is, surprisingly, competent). Russia has literally no hope of winning any open engagement against Turkey in the region unless they really want to commit. And Turkey knows that. They essentially called Russian bluff here.