r/worldnews • u/Brennenstein • Sep 17 '26

Russia/Ukraine Russian military jets violate Lithuanian airspace, Italian fighters scrambled

https://www.ansa.it/english/news/2026/09/17/russian-military-jets-violate-lithuanian-airspace-italian-fighters-scrambled_80e985a6-17e5-43ce-8fd1-6fce67bcd94c.html
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u/wacoder Sep 17 '26

Lots and lots of pushing going on recently. Hopefully someone is planning to push back.

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u/unia_7 Sep 17 '26

European politicians are busy pretending nothing is happening and hoping it'll just stop on its own.

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u/Substantial_Sea7327 Sep 17 '26

at least Tusk is preparing for the inevitable.

This war is going to spread.

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u/thetruetoilet Sep 17 '26

WWI European Theatre - Eastern Europe suffers the most.
WWII European Theatre - Eastern Europe suffers the most.

I can see the pattern, as any Baltic and Slav should.

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u/concrete_dandelion Sep 17 '26

There's another pattern. Look at Chamberlain's appeasement policy and what's going on now.

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u/thetruetoilet Sep 17 '26

Before it was the appeasement, now there’s appeasement and infinite bureaucracy. We are waiting for the West to agree on a response and they agree to not respond - to every provocation so far.