NATO, Russia and our airspace
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Russia is destabilizing Moldova’s elections, probing NATO’s air defenses, and recalibrating against Trump’s conditional support for Ukraine.
FIVE Russian fighter jets were caught flying perilously close to Nato airspace after Moscow warned shooting them would lead to all-out war. The Nato Allied Air Command said it intercepted three
The intrusion of Russian drones and aircraft into NATO airspace should be regarded as acts of war that cannot be ignored, since they have clear reconnaissance missions and are part of the “zero phase” of Russia’s preparation for a future offensive against Alliance members.
Responding to the Rutte's remarks, New Delhi on Friday said, “NATO chief’s statement is factually incorrect and entirely baseless. We expect the leadership of an important institution like NATO to exercise greater responsibility and accuracy in public statements.
India rejected as "incorrect and baseless" remarks by NATO's chief that suggested Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was contacting Russian President Vladimir Putin over the impact of punitive U.S. tariffs on its purchases of Russian oil.
NATO warned Russia on Tuesday that it would use "all necessary military and non-military tools" to defend itself as it condemned Moscow for violating Estonian airspace in a "pattern of increasingly irresponsible behaviour".
From the moment the Russian pilots entered Estonian airspace, they were pursued by Nato’s most advanced fighter jets.
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,