United States President Donald Trump on Saturday reacted to the Russian fighter jets violating Estonian airspace and referred to it as “big trouble”.
“I don’t love it. I don’t like it when that happens.
Could be big trouble,” Trump told reporters.
His remark comes after the Russian jets violated Estonian airspace on Friday.
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French President Emmanuel Macron too criticised Russia and said on X,” strongly condemn the incursions of Russian aircraft into Estonia. They represent yet another step in Russia’s accumulation of provocations and irresponsible actions. I extend my full support to the Estonian authorities. A security posture will be adopted in response to these repeated violations.”
However, Moscow has denied the same, saying Russian fighter jets did not violate Estonian airspace and flew over neutral waters of the Baltic Sea in proceeding from northwest Russia to the Russian Baltic exclave of Kaliningrad.
“The flight was carried out in strict conformity with international rules governing airspace with no violation of the borders of other states as is confirmed by independent checks,” the Russian Defence Ministry said of the three MiG-31 fighters in a post on Telegram.
“During the flight, the Russian aircraft did not deviate from the agreed flight path and did not violate Estonian airspace,” added the Defence Minister.
NATO on Friday intercepted three Russian fighter jets that entered Estonian airspace over the Gulf of Finland, according to an official statement by the Estonian Foreign Ministry and a NATO spokesperson.
Estonian Prime Minister Krisen Michal said the Russian jets were ultimately “forced to flee.” NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte commended the alliance’s response, describing it as “quick and decisive.”
