US EditionRussian Forays Into NATO Airspace Are Causing Alarm
Russian military aircraft and drones made multiple incursions into Estonia, Poland, Romania, and Latvia this month, prompting NATO to scramble jets and heightening alliance tensions.
- This month, Russian aircraft and drones breached NATO airspace at an unprecedented scale, including about 20 drones flying deep over Poland before being shot down or crashing.
- Max Bergmann of the Center for Strategic and International Studies suggests Russia wants to gauge the U.S. reaction, while experts call the pattern coercive signaling to deter NATO support for Kyiv.
- Recent violations in the Baltics and other allies show the pattern of intrusions: Estonia said fighter jets entered its airspace last week, remaining for about 20 minutes, which Moscow denied, while Romania and Latvia reported single Russian drones violated their airspace this month.
- NATO convened talks Tuesday and warned Moscow it would defend airspace by any and all means, while U.S. President Donald Trump supported shooting down intruding Russian aircraft.
- Estonian defense officials warned the moves could shift allied air-defence assets away from Ukraine, while Vladimir Putin, President of Russia, threatened targeting NATO facilities enabling strikes from Kyiv.
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