US EditionNATO Allies at Odds over How to Respond to Russia’s Threats
NATO allies debate military and diplomatic responses amid increasing Russian drone and aircraft incursions, with Poland shooting down about 20 drones, alliance officials said.
- On Tuesday, the North Atlantic Council met after Estonia called an emergency session over airspace violations, with allies remaining divided on responses.
- Some European officials say Moscow is probing weak points in NATO defences since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, driven by objections to NATO expansion and new warfare tactics.
- A Russian drone flew over Romanian territory while Poland's air force shot down around 20 Russian attack drones and MiG-31 fighters were escorted out after a 12-minute Estonia incursion near Tallinn.
- NATO said on Sept 23 it would use all options and promised a `robust` response, weighing continuous air patrols and a `drone wall` to monitor low-altitude threats.
- Facing low-altitude drone warfare, NATO finds European air-defence systems struggling to detect small drones, while Germany warns shooting down manned aircraft risks escalation.
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By Adam Cancryn and Tami Luhby, CNN NATO allies are divided on whether the alliance should establish as a policy to bring down Russian aircraft that violate NATO airspace, and some countries, including the United States, Poland and the Baltic nations, point out that they should respond to future incursions with force, while others, including Germany, call for greater restraint.The issue reached a critical point during an emergency meeting of the…
NATO divided on how to respond to repeated Russian incursions
NATO allies are divided over whether the alliance should make it a policy to shoot down Russian jets that violate NATO’s airspace, with some countries including the US, Poland, and Baltic nations signaling that future violations should be met with force, while others, including Germany, urge more restraint.
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