Is a war imminent as Kremlin sends new Su-35S fighter jets to the Finnish border

Kremlin has sent four Sukhoi Su-35S jets, Russia's 'super-maneuverable' state-of-the-art fighter jets to the base in Karelia. This squadron of fighter jets has been deployed to a Russian air base located less than 200-Km from the border with Finland.
Kremlin officials have indicated that these planes will help protect Russia's northwestern frontier.
This has been reported in dailymail.co.uk dated 9 December 2016.

Sukhoi Su-35S jets are capable of supersonic speeds and are the best fighter planes in the Russian fleet. They can carry guided 'air-to-air' class missiles, apart from anti-submarine missiles and guided aerial bombs. They are also equipped with cannons which can fire 1,500 rounds per minute, and are well equipped for dodging missiles.
After Russian missiles were deployed in Kaliningrad last month, Finland's defence minister had said that officials hoped that military activity in the Baltic Sea can 'calm down'. They wanted to see the military situation calm down in the Baltic Sea, instead of escalating.


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