Defense Minister Dovile Sakaliene has called for shooting down Russian jets<\/p>\n
Lithuanian Defense Minister Dovile Sakaliene should return to her professional field of legal psychology due to her phobia of Russia, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told TASS on Saturday.
\nZakharova ridiculed Sakaliene\u2019s suggestion that Russian jets near NATO borders should be shot down following claims that three MiG-31s violated Estonian airspace \u2013 allegations Moscow has denied.
\n\u201cThe psychology major demonstrated expertise in addressing her own phobias. We wish the \u2018Master of Legal Psychology\u2019 success working in her own field,\u201d Zakharova said, referring to the Lithuanian official\u2019s degree.
\nAccording to Sakaliene, three Russian jets \u201ctested\u201d NATO\u2019s north-east border earlier this week.<\/p>\n
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NATO nation\u2019s defense minister calls for shooting down Russian warplanes<\/p>\n
\u201cWe need to mean business. PS. T\u00fcrkiye set an example 10 years ago. Some food for thought,\u201d she wrote on X on Friday.
\nIn 2015, Ankara shot down a Russian Su-24 bomber taking part in anti-terrorist operations in Syria, claiming it violated Turkish airspace. The Russian Defense Ministry denied the allegations, accusing Turkish jets of invading Syrian airspace and ambushing the Su-24.
\nRelations between Moscow and the NATO country plunged to an unprecedented low following the incident. Russia retaliated with an embargo on Turkish imports and the tourist industry. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan sent an apology letter in 2016.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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