4 d. ago Russia’s provocations are menacing Nato. The cold war shows how it needs to respond | Sergey Radchenko

Despite the cost of shooting down fighter jets and drones, small skirmishes remind both sides of the dangers of escalationEarlier this month, a swarm of Russian drones violated Poland’s borders. Some were shot down. A few days later, another Russian drone overflew Romania en route to Ukraine. The Romanian air defence let it get away. Then, on 19 September, three Russian MiG-31 fighters intruded into Estonia’s airspace. Italian F-35s – in the area on a Nato mission – intercepted the Russians and saw them off.Although this is hardly the first time Russia has violated Nato’s airspace, the extent and the brazen nature of these latest provocations make them stand out. Incursions will end only when the intruders are shot down. Fortunately, shooting down an occasional Russian fighter jet, never mind drones, is very unlikely to lead to a broader escalation. It may even help cool down tensions by reinforcing the red lines.Sergey Radchenko is Wilson E Schmidt distinguished professor at the He...

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7 d. ago Putin tests West as FIVE Russian fighters come perilously close to Nato airspace – after warning shooting them means WW3

FIVE Russian fighter jets were caught flying perilously close to Nato airspace after Moscow warned shooting them would lead to all-out war. The Nato Allied Air Command said it intercepted three MiG-31s, one Su-30 and one Su-35 fighter jets flying in a formation off the coast of Latvia. Two Hungarian Gripen fighter jets were scrambled...

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7 d. ago Russian jets near US airspace amid soaring tensions post Trump's 'shoot down' order

Russian fighter jets have flown near US airspace for the ninth time this year, just days after President Donald Trump said he would not hesitate to shoot down Russian aircraft that enter international territory

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8 d. ago The Guardian view on Nato airspace incursions: Russia is testing European and US will. It won’t stop here | Editorial

The escalation in recent days is raising alarm. It forms part of Moscow’s broader pattern of probing and provocationThe sheer volume of headlines tells its own tale. Russian drones over Poland and Romania. Russian fighter jets in Estonian airspace. Russian aircraft buzzing a German naval frigate in the Baltic Sea. Unidentified drones over Copenhagen and Oslo airports. Most recently, in the early hours of Thursday, further drones appearing at other Danish airports.In just over a fortnight, European states have reported a striking spate of incursions into their airspace. Russia has repeatedly denied responsibility and questions remain over individual events: so far, Denmark has said only that a “professional actor” was at work in the airport incidents and that it can’t rule out Russia. But overall, there is a pattern which fits clearly into Moscow’s longer record of provocations and often implausible deniability – and which amounts to a notable escalation. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago US & Canada scramble fighter jets to intercept Russian nuclear bombers off Alaska coast

THE US and Canada have scrambled fighters jets to intercept four Russian military planes off the Alaskan coast. It comes amid growing concerns over the Kremlin's incursion into Nato airspace. The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) said it tracked two Russian Tu-95s and two Su-35s buzzing over the Alaskan coast.

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1 week ago Trump declares Ukraine can retake all territory from Putin in dramatic reversal after Russian fighter jet incursion

President Donald Trump has made a major reversal on the Russia war, claiming on Tuesday that Ukraine is positioned to retake all of its lost territory and more.

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1 week ago Trump says Nato countries should shoot down Russian aircraft entering their airspace – US politics live

US president’s comments come after series of drone incursions by Russian fighter jets; Trump also scolds European countries over migration Trump calls for nations to close borders and expel foreigners in UN speech: ‘Your countries are being ruined’Fact-check: Trump’s false and misleading claims during his UN addressWhile the Secret Service hasn’t confirmed that the telecommunications threat was targeting the United Nations general assembly, the agency said that the devices were “concentrated within 35 miles of the global meeting” and the investigation is ongoing.The Secret Service added that early forensic analysis of the deviced indicates “cellular communications between nation-state threat actors and individuals that are known to federal law enforcement”. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Russian fighter jets crossing into Nato air space should be shot down, says Trump

US president also warns that immigration and green energy policies will be ‘the death of western Europe’

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1 week ago Trump says Ukraine in position to win back all of its territory

US president also said Russian fighter jets crossing into Nato air space should be shot down

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1 week ago Poland's Donald Tusk warns country will shoot any Russian planes in its airspace

Russian fighter jets have encroached on the air space of NATO countries in recent weeks including Estonia and now Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk said they would shoot down enemy aircraft

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1 week ago German and Swedish fighter jets track Russian plane over Baltic Sea

On Friday three Russian fighter aircraft entered Estonia’s airspace without permission

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1 week ago RAF Typhoon jets join NATO air defence mission after Russia drone incursion

The fighter jets policed the skies close to Belarusian and Russian airspace just days after the Government announced it would provide further air defence over Poland

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1 week ago UK fighter jets in first Nato mission over Poland since Russian drones incident

The Government said further air defence would be provided to Poland on Monday.

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1 week ago Russian fighter jet incursions in Estonia and drones in Poland: How the war in Ukraine is already a European conflict

Romania became the latest Nato member to scramble fighter jets after a Russian drone entered its airspace

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2 w. ago Putin sends three fighter jets into NATO airspace in 'unprecedented' incursion

Three Russian fighter jets flew into a NATO member's airspace without permission in what officials called an 'unprecedently brutal' escalation

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2 w. ago Estonia says 3 Russian fighters entered its airspace without permission and stayed for 12 minutes

Estonia has summoned a Russian diplomat to protest after three Russian fighter jets entered its airspace without permission on Friday

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2 w. ago NATO scrambles fighter jets to face Russian planes carrying supersonic missiles

Russian Su-30 aircraft equipped with Kh-31 supersonic anti-radiation missiles were met by NATO fighter jets over the southern Baltic Sea as fears for escalation grow

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2 w. ago RAF fighter jets to be sent to Poland to prevent another Russian incursion into Nato airspace

RAF fighter jets are being sent to Poland to prevent another Russian incursion into Nato airspace.

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2 w. ago WW3 fears as RAF deploys fighter jets and Starmer slams 'increased Russian aggression'

The prime minister revealed during an interview with Channel 4 News that the UK will deploy RAF jets to Poland to provide 'further air defence' over the country

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2 w. ago NATO scrambles war planes in Romania and Poland after Putin flies military drone over Romanian territory in latest Kremlin test of Europe's mettle

Sirens sounded and an air raid threat was declared as Warsaw announced Polish and allied fighter jets were operating due to Russian drones buzzing border regions of Ukraine.

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