Estonia seeks Nato consultation after Russian jets violate airspace

Estonia has called for consultations with NATO allies after three Russian MiG-31 fighter jets entered its airspace over the Gulf of Finland for 12 minutes on Friday without authorization. In response, Italy, Finland, and Sweden scrambled jets as part of NATO’s mission to strengthen its eastern flank. A NATO spokesperson condemned the incident as another display of “reckless Russian behaviour” and highlighted the alliance’s readiness to react. While Russia denied the violation, the event comes amid rising tensions, with Poland and Romania recently reporting incursions by Russian drones into their airspace. Estonian ambassador to France, Viljar Lubi, joins us for more, together with Alexandre Vautravers, Editor-in-chief of the Revue militaire Suisse, from Geneva.

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