Trump on Russian MiG‑31s entering Estonian airspace: I don't love it
US President Donald Trump has said that he doesn't love the fact that three Russian MiG-31s entered Estonian airspace.
Source: Trump speaking to journalists at the White House, as reported by Ukrainian public broadcaster Suspilne
Quote from Trump in response to a question about the Russian MiG-31s entering Estonian airspace: "Well, I don't love it. I don't love it. I don't like when that happens. Could be a big trouble, but I'll let you know later. They're going to brief me in about an hour."
Background:
- On 19 September, three Russian MiG-31 fighter jets entered Estonian airspace over the Gulf of Finland without permission and remained there for a total of 12 minutes.
- After that, the Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned Russia's chargé d'affaires in Estonia to lodge a protest and hand over a note regarding the violation of airspace.
- Kaja Kallas, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, has said that the violation of Estonian airspace by Russian military aircraft is "an extremely dangerous provocation".
- NATO spokesperson Allison Hart confirmed that "Russian jets violated Estonian airspace" on the morning of Friday 19 September and stated that NATO responded to the incursion.
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