Vladimir Putin's warplanes ignored signals from NATO stealth jets when they violated Estonian airspace for 12 minutes, a senior military official from the country has said.
Donald Trump warned of 'big trouble' after the powerful MiG-31 warplanes spent 12 minutes violating Estonian airspace on Friday as they conducted combat operations to test the country's defences.
The move sparked an emergency response from NATO, which sent in F-35 fighters to intercept the Russian aggression.
Estonia has since demanded urgent talks with allies from the diplomatic bloc after three Russian fighter jets entered its airspace in a 'reckless' and 'brazen' attempt to intimidate the Baltic state.
Russia deny violating Estonian airspace, but tensions have continued to heighten, as in further provocation by Putin, three Russian jets also made a show of force over a Polish oil platform in the Baltic Sea, breaching its safety zone.
