1 week ago NATO warns Russia it will use all means to defend against airspace breaches

BRUSSELS — NATO warned Russia on Tuesday that it would use all means to defend against any further breaches of its airspace after the downing this month of Russian drones over Poland and Estonia’s report of an intrusion by Russian fighter jets last week. The Sept. 10 incident in Poland was the first direct encounter […]

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1 week ago NATO warns Russia it will defend from threats after airspace violations

NATO warned Russia in a written statement that it will use all "military and non-military" means to defend itself from Russian threats after multiple airspace violations.

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2 w. ago German, Swedish fighter jets track Russian reconnaissance plane flying over Baltic Sea

BERLIN — Air force fighter jets from Germany and Sweden were scrambled Sunday to intercept and track a Russian surveillance plane that was flying unidentified over the Baltic Sea, military officials said. Two Swedish Gripen jets and two German Eurofighter jets deployed in international airspace to monitor and photograph the Russian IL-20 reconnaissance aircraft. It […]

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2 w. ago Russian surveillance planes tracked over Baltic Sea, military officials say

German and Swedish fighter jets tracked an unidentified Russian surveillance plane that military officials say was flying over the Baltic Sea on Sunday.

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2 w. ago Russian jets violating Estonia airspace ignored NATO warning, officials say

After entering Estonian airspace without clearance on Friday, officials now say the Russian pilots ignored warnings from NATO aircraft.

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2 w. ago Russian jets over Estonia ignored signals from NATO pilots, officials say

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Russian pilots ignored signals from Italian jets responding from NATO’s Baltic Air Policing Mission when they violated Estonian airspace, a senior Estonian military official said Saturday. The 12-minute incursion was the latest test of the alliance’s ability to respond to Russian airborne threats after around 20 Russian drones entered Polish airspace […]

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2 w. ago Estonia says ‘brazen’ Russian fighters violated its airspace for 12 minutes

Italian Air Force F-35 fighter jets, currently deployed as part of the NATO Baltic Air Policing Mission, responded to the incident, Estonia's government said.

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3 w. ago UN to hold emergency meeting on Russia’s drone incursion in Poland

The United Nations Security Council is set to hold an emergency meeting at the request of the Polish Foreign Ministry after Russia violated its airspace.

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3 w. ago What to know as Poland invokes NATO Article 4 over Russian drones

Poland described the violation of its airspace as an act of aggression, but it has not said whether it believes the violations were deliberate or accidental

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3 w. ago Trump offers ambiguous initial response to Russian drone incursion into Poland’s airspace

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Wednesday offered an ambiguous initial response to Russia’s drone incursion into Poland’s airspace, a provocative act by Moscow that has put the United States’ NATO allies in Europe on edge. “What’s with Russia violating Poland’s airspace with drones? Here we go!” Trump posted on his Truth Social platform late […]

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3 w. ago Anand says Canada stands with Poland and Ukraine after Russian drone incursions

OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says Canada is standing in solidarity with Poland and Ukraine after Russian drones violated NATO airspace. Poland says multiple Russian drones entered its territory over the course of several hours overnight and were shot down with help from NATO allies. Anand says on social media that this is […]

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3 w. ago Poland says it shot down Russian drones that violated its airspace during strikes on Ukraine

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland said early Wednesday that multiple Russian drones entered and were shot down over its territory with help from NATO allies, describing the incident as an “act of aggression” carried out during a wave of Russian strikes on Ukraine. Several European leaders said they believed Russia was intentionally escalating the war, […]

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