gambit
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You do not know what you are talking about.Russia pilot was carrying out normal operation which post no threat to Turkey. At best, Turkey can claim Russia marginally cross over their territory (about 4km, 4 miles). In those short distance, that take about 17 seconds to crossover by a Su-24. Look at the MAP! Turkey then shot from behind a Su-24 which already out of Turkey and on its way to carry it mission in Syria.
The Geneva Conventions are clear: That you cannot use someone else's territory in your war.
That 'territory' includes airspace. If Russia intends to wage a war against IS, Russia cannot use Turkey's airspace, even in transit, to attack IS positions.
Here is an excellent example...
1986 United States bombing of Libya - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Even if Turkey was involved in a fight against IS, Russia would still have to seek permission from Turkey to use Turkish airspace no matter how short the duration.For the Libyan raid, the United States was denied overflight rights by France, Spain, and Italy as well as the use of European continental bases, forcing the Air Force portion of the operation to be flown around France and Spain, over Portugal and through the Straits of Gibraltar, adding 1,300 miles (2,100 km) each way and requiring multiple aerial refuelings.
English is the WORKING language of international aviation.Imagine yourself as that Russian pilot who don't speak a shit of Turk language and you are call to carry out a bomb mission and your plane flying in the air at fast speed and you heard someone say on radar that you don't understand, especially your POV is that you carry out flying in Syria airspace at the time, why should you head back?
Please...Your Chinese leadership is much smarter and wiser than you lot on this forum.If this is how rule of sky works from now, then you better hope your Vietnamese aircraft never cross over to our sky, NOT even one inches over whether intentionally or by innocent passage, we will chase to make a kill. LOL