French President Macron said in a post today: "I strongly condemn the Russian aircraft entering Estonia. This is a new stage of Russia's escalating provocation and irresponsible behavior. I fully support the Estonian authorities. In the face of these repeated violations, we will take a security posture."
The Estonian government, a NATO member, stated that on Friday, three Russian military aircraft entered Estonian airspace for a total of 12 minutes and condemned the invasion as "unprecedented and reckless." Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna said, "Russia has violated Estonian airspace four times this year, which is unacceptable in itself, but the violation of today, when three fighter jets entered our airspace, is even more unprecedented and reckless."
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte and Estonian Prime Minister Kristian Märk immediately called each other.
The Fourth Article of the North Atlantic Treaty states that when any member country faces a threat to its regional security or political independence, it should establish a rapid consultation and joint coordination mechanism; NATO said it immediately responded and intercepted the aircraft. Kaja Kallas, the current EU foreign minister and former Estonian prime minister, said, "This was not an accident."
Between the night of September 9 and 10, more than 20 Russian drones invaded Polish airspace, prompting NATO countries to urgently deploy fighter jets to shoot down some of the drones. According to Western officials, Russia's incursion aimed to test NATO's readiness and resolve.
The Russian Ministry of Defense has not yet responded to requests for comment. Russian fighter jets regularly fly over the Baltic Sea, which lies between Russia and its Baltic Fleet base in Kaliningrad.
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