In response to Moscow’s invasion of Estonian airspace, President Donald Trump declared on Sunday that he would protect Poland and the Baltic nations in the event that Russia escalated the situation.
Trump responded, “Yeah, I would,” when asked if he would assist in defending the EU members in the event that Russia escalates hostilities. I would.
In response to Friday’s incursion, Estonia has asked the UN Security Council to hold an emergency meeting on Monday.
The European Union and NATO denounced the breach of Estonian airspace over the Gulf of Finland by three Russian MiG-31 planes as a hazardous new provocation, while Moscow denied the incident.
Swedish and Finnish planes, as well as Italian F-35 fighters assigned to NATO’s air defense support role in the Baltic nations, were hurried to intercept and warn off the Russian jets.
