Moscow earlier called threats to target its aircraft “very reckless and irresponsible”
NATO will target Russian jets suspected of violating its airspace only if they are deemed a threat, Secretary-General Mark Rutte has said.
Tensions between Moscow and NATO spiked last month when Estonia called for NATO-wide consultations after claiming that three Russian MIG-31 fighters briefly breached its airspace.
Moscow said the planes were on a routine flight to the exclave of Kaliningrad over neutral waters. Poland and Sweden warned after the incident that they are prepared to shoot down Russian aircraft if the alleged violations continue. The Kremlin described the statements as “very reckless and irresponsible.”
In an interview with Fox News on Wednesday, Rutte claimed that the alleged Russian incursion into Estonian airspace was “not intentional, but it was anyway reckless.” These actions are “unacceptable” and have “got to stop,” he said.
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