A press conference of the Secretary-General of NATO was held on Tuesday following consultations in the North Atlantic Council. During a gathering with journalists, Mark Rutte referred to the question of Friday's entry of 3 armed MiG-31 fighters into Estonian airspace. According to Dutch policy in this peculiar case, there was no request to shoot down Russian machines. ‘This does not mean that if essential we will not shoot down the plane immediately. First we measure the situation. But if necessary, we will do what is necessary," he added.
