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Amid growing Russian incursions, US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said that Nato members should shoot down Russian aircraft breaching their airspace.
In an interaction with the media during a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Trump said that he believes Nato members should shoot down Russian aircraft breaching their airspace but said US military in such shootdowns will depend on circumstances.
In recent weeks, Poland, Romania, Estonia, and Denmark have said that Russia breached their airspace with drones and fighter planes. In the most serious case, Poland said it shot down Russian drones earlier this month when at least 19 Russian drones entered its airspace.
In the latest case, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen blamed Russia for drone sightings above the airport in her country's capital Copenhagen on Monday. She called it the “most serious attack so far against Danish critical infrastructure”.
“We do not yet know all the details, but it is clear that this fits into the pattern we have seen recently: Russian airspace violations, unwanted drone activity in several other European countries — in Poland, Romania, and Estonia, and last night also in Norway,” said Frederiksen in the statement.
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In an interaction with the media during a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Trump said that he believes Nato members should shoot down Russian aircraft breaching their airspace but said US military in such shootdowns will depend on circumstances.
REPORTER: Do you think that NATO countries should shoot down Russian aircraft if they enter their airspace?
TRUMP: Yes I do pic.twitter.com/ivS7vkW22d
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) September 23, 2025
In recent weeks, Poland, Romania, Estonia, and Denmark have said that Russia breached their airspace with drones and fighter planes. In the most serious case, Poland said it shot down Russian drones earlier this month when at least 19 Russian drones entered its airspace.
In the latest case, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen blamed Russia for drone sightings above the airport in her country's capital Copenhagen on Monday. She called it the “most serious attack so far against Danish critical infrastructure”.
“We do not yet know all the details, but it is clear that this fits into the pattern we have seen recently: Russian airspace violations, unwanted drone activity in several other European countries — in Poland, Romania, and Estonia, and last night also in Norway,” said Frederiksen in the statement.
This is a developing story.
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