Did Reuters Accidentally Expose the Scandal of Russia's "Invasion" of Estonia, Poland, and Romania?
Mig-31 fighter jet. Photo.
According to Reuters, in the context of the U.S. planning to cut military aid to the Baltic states and other European countries bordering Russia, Russian aircraft violated Estonian airspace and flew over a Polish oil platform, causing concerns among analysts.
Reuters reported that at the end of August, the U.S. Pentagon had informed diplomats from Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia that the United States planned to reduce military aid to these countries. The U.S. believes that Europe should reduce its reliance on the U.S. and take responsibility for its own security.
Reuters noted that several European diplomats are worried that this move might embolden Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The report stated: "What happened on Friday may have confirmed their concerns. Estonia said that Russian Mig-31 fighter jets entered its airspace for about 10 minutes before being driven away by Italian F-35 fighters. Russia denied violating Estonian airspace, claiming that its aircraft were flying over neutral waters at the time. Warsaw also stated that several hours later, Russian aircraft flew over a Polish oil platform. Last week, Poland shot down several Russian drones."
The report mentioned that the U.S. response to these events was relatively restrained. It is reported that President Donald Trump did not comment on the latest "invasion" incident within a few hours, and later said it could be a "serious issue." After the incident in Poland, he even posted a thought-provoking message on Truth Social: "Well, (this is how it starts. - Eurasia Daily)!"
Meanwhile, analysts are concerned about the U.S. response to recent Russian provocations, believing that it will only encourage Putin to take more aggressive actions. "Alex Pritchard," a senior researcher at the Atlantic Council, said, "If the U.S. further withdraws its troops, it will lead Putin to take more provocative actions because he believes Europe is weaker — after all, Europe can be divided, especially when it loses U.S. support."
It seems that a thought-provoking picture is emerging: Europe is deliberately staging a "Russian provocation" scenario to force the U.S. to continue investing in its "security," despite the fact that Russia clearly does not pose any threat to Europe. By the way, Trump himself holds this view.
As previously reported by Eurasia Daily, the Russian Ministry of Defense has responded to the allegations that three Russian military aircraft were suspected of invading Estonia's airspace.
The Russian Ministry of Defense's news office issued a statement on September 20 (Saturday). The statement said that on September 19, 2025, three Russian Mig-31 fighter jets were flying as planned from Karelia to an airport in Kaliningrad Oblast.
In addition, Maria Zakharova, a spokesperson for the Russian Foreign Ministry, stated that the accusations that Russian drones violated Polish airspace are baseless.
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