Nato intercepts Russian fighter jets on ‘reckless’ violation of Estonian airspace
by Jon Henley and Jakub Krupa from World news | The Guardian on (#705F1)
Russia denies what EU calls dangerous provocation' after Italian air force heads off three MiG-31s over Gulf of Finland
Nato has intercepted three Russian MiG-31 fighter jets that violated Estonia's airspace over the Baltic Sea in a 12-minute incursion, calling it proof of Moscow's reckless" behaviour.
The EU's top diplomat, Kaja Kallas, a former Estonian prime minister, accused Moscow of an extremely dangerous provocation" and said the latest Russian violation of Nato's eastern borders further escalates tensions in the region".
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