The French Air Force aerobatic team, Patrouille de France, conducted a major flyover in New York City (coming from near West Point) this morning, as part of their “Liberté 250” tour celebrating American independence. 🇫🇷 🇺🇸
@Copernicus2013@Bartaway 1. They did. It was ignored. Repeatedly.
2. More broadly, they shouldn't even need to ask. We are all on the same side against the Iran-Russia axis.
@LahavHarkov All previous official requests for previous ships were ignored. This is a recurring issue, not a one-off.
This shouldn't even be controversial. Russia is literally shipping armaments to Iran.
@Copernicus2013@Bartaway I suppose if you want to be pedantic, sure. I personally don't understand why a legal request is even required. This isn't some cleverly disguised shipment. We should all be clear-eyed about what supporting Russia is doing. They are supporting Iran, ffs.
@Copernicus2013@Bartaway Perhaps if the previous official requests hadn't been ignored repeatedly, they wouldn't have needed to escalate publicly. This incident did not happen in a vacuum.