Russia’s invasion of Europe has prompted a response from Donald Trump. (Photo: Getty)
Following the illegal entry of three Russian aircraft into Estonian airspace on Friday, Donald Trump has spoken out. The third breach of NATO airspace in just over a week occurred when the plane stayed there for 12 minutes.
An alliance official confirmed that the MiG-31 jets were intercepted, and Estonia called Russia’s top diplomat in the nation’s capital, Tallinn, to discuss the situation. “The UK stands with our Estonian allies, following yet another reckless incursion into NATO airspace by Russia,” UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper posted on social media. We need to keep putting more pressure on Putin, which includes advancing the significant new economic sanctions that the UK and EU have announced. US President Donald Trump has now added his voice.
“I don’t love it,” he said to reporters. I dislike it when that occurs. A five-word warning followed: “It could be big trouble.” “I’ll let you know later.”
“I’m going to have to look at it,” Mr. Trump added. They will be briefing me shortly, so I will update you either tonight or tomorrow.
Russia’s most recent transgression was characterized as a “extremely dangerous provocation” that “further escalates tension in the region” by Kaja Kallas, the EU’s high representative for international affairs.
A warning that Vladimir Putin was “testing the West’s resolve” followed.
The intrusion occurred six days after a Russian drone was intercepted over Romania and ten days after Russian drones had invaded Polish airspace.Donald Tusk, the prime minister of Poland, issued a warning that his nation was experiencing “open conflict” for the first time since World War 2.
The UK declared that RAF jets would be used to give Warsaw additional air cover.
Russia has previously breached Estonian airspace four times this year, according to Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsakhna, “but today’s incursion, involving three fighter aircraft entering our airspace, is unprecedentedly brazen.”
He stated that “Russia’s increasingly extensive testing of boundaries and growing aggressiveness must be met with a swift increase in political and economic pressure.”
The Russian aircraft did not fly toward Tallinn, the Estonian military informed the Associated Press, but rather went east to west parallel to the country’s border.
