- In1961itwaschosenasthemaintrainingaircraftfortheparticipatingcountriesoftheWarsawPact.ThatwouldbetheKremlin’sfirstnewEuropeanbasesincetheendoftheWarsawPact,andcouldseemaresponsetoNATO’sexpansionintheregion.Turkishgeneralsstartedtomutterthattheymigh...
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