Donald Trump joins condemnation of Estonian airspace incursion and says he would help defend EU countries if Russia intensifies hostilities. What we know on day 1,307
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Estonia said the UN security council would hold an emergency meeting on Monday over Russian fighter jets’ violation of the country’s airspace as Donald Trump expressed his displeasure at the incursion and said he would help defend European Union members if Russia intensified hostilities. Nato forces intercepted three Russian MiG-31 fighters on Friday after they entered Estonian airspace over the Gulf of Finland, triggering Nato and European complaints of a dangerous new provocation but a denial from Moscow. And on Sunday, two German Eurofighter jets were scrambled to intercept a Russian military aircraft above the Baltic Sea, reports Luke Harding. Germany’s air force said the Russian Il-20M reconnaissance plane in international airspace had switched off its transponders and ignored requests to make contact. Estonia’s foreign ministry said the emergency security council meeting was being convened “in response to Russia’s brazen violation of Estonian airspace”. Poland said earlier this month that Russian drones had repeatedly violated its airspace in an “act of aggression” during an attack on Ukraine.
