Poland and Estonia have accused Moscow of trespassing in fresh weeks – these allegations have been denied by the Russian government."In my opinion, we must defend all square inch of territory" – said von der Leyen on Wednesday in a conversation with CNN.
"This means that, if it comes to trespassing in the airspace, after informing and making the case clear, of course the anticipation of shooting down a fighter that violates our airspace is being considered".NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte presented on Tuesday the procedures for responding to specified incidents, stating that decisions on the engagement of aircraft violating airspace are being made ‘in real time and always based on available threat intelligence’.Polish abroad Minister Radosław Sikorski warned this week at an extraordinary gathering of the UN safety Council that any future incursions would meet with force.
“If another rocket or aircraft enters our airspace without approval – intentionally or by mistake – and is shot down and the wreck falls into NATO, delight do not come here and complain” – he said.UK abroad Minister Yvette Cooper gave a akin message saying Britain is ready "take all essential steps to defend NATO airspace and NATO territory... If we gotta face airplanes operating in NATO airspace without permission, we will."Russia rejected the accusations, and Deputy UN Ambassador to the UN Dmitri Polanski called them ‘rusophobic hysteria’To put force on Washington to adopt a more confrontational policy.Warsaw has not yet provided evidence of the Russian origin of drones, and according to Polański, the only confirmed harm caused by the Polish incidental was caused by a rocket fired from a NATO F-16 fighter that struck a residential building.
With respect to the alleged breach of the Baltic airspace, Russian officials claim that the aircraft carried out the scheduled flight and "did not deviate from the established way nor entered Estonian airspace".
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source:https://www.rt.com/news/625222-Russian-planes-von-der-leyen/
