Turkish F-16s confronted Greek F-16s as the Greeks were heading from Crete toward an area Turkey was using for a naval drill, according to a video Turkey’s Defense Ministry posted Friday.
Tensions are running high between the two NATO members. NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg phoned Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and begged Ankara to engage in “de-confliction” with Athens.
Meanwhile, Egypt and Greece ratified a maritime deal, and the UAE sent F-16s to Crete last week, all part of wider support for Greece that has emerged amid Turkish threats.
Turkey has threatened military actions and slandered Greece in recent weeks as Ankara lurches from crisis to crisis. The ruling regime has invaded Syria, bombed Iraq, sent mercenaries to Libya and now wants to muscle into Greek waters using an energy ship as an excuse to send an armada of naval ships off Crete.
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