NATO-East flank
Russian fighter jets penetrate twelve minutes into Estonian airspace
Estonia reports a serious border violation: three Russian fighter jets flew around in Estonian airspace.
According to the Estonian government, three Russian MIG-31 fighter jets entered the airspace of the Baltic Land and NATO member on Friday. The three machines were unauthorized in the Estonian airspace for twelve minutes, said Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna. Estonia had protested in the country’s highest ranking diplomat in the country. The incident occurs against the background of increased tensions on the eastern flank of NATO.
Russia has already injured airspace four times this year
Russia has already injured the Estonian airspace four times this year, which was already unacceptable in itself, said Tsahkna. However, the current incident is particularly serious because of the three fighter jets. He occurred a week after more than 20 Russian drones had entered Polish airspace in the night from September 10 to September 10th. NATO jets then shot some of them. Western representatives had declared that Russia tested the willingness and determination of the alliance.
“The minister has to respond to Russia’s increasing testing of the borders and its aggressiveness with a rapid tightening of political and economic pressure,” said the minister. Estonia, which decisively supported Ukraine, had already announced in May that Moscow had briefly sent a fighter jet into the NATO airspace over the Baltic Sea. This happened in the attempt to stop a tanker on the way to Russia, which was probably part of a “shadow fleet” to avoid western sanctions.
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Source: Stern
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