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Donald Trump promised to help Poland and the three Baltic countries amid their rising tensions with Russia.
The Estonian Prime Minister, Kristen Michal, accused three Russian MiG-31 fighter jets of violating Estonian airspace and asserted that his country requested consultations with NATO under Article 4, which states that "the Parties shall consult together whenever, in the opinion of any of them, the territorial integrity, political independence or security of any of the Parties is threatened". The Russian Ministry of Defense asserted that Russian fighter jets did not enter Estonian airspace, but rather flew in international airspace in strict compliance with international rules. "On September 19, three Russian MiG-31 fighter jets completed a scheduled flight from Karelia to an airfield in the Kaliningrad region. The flight was carried out in strict compliance with international airspace regulations and did not violate the borders of other states, as confirmed by objective monitoring," the agency stated. The drone incident On the morning of September 10, the Polish Armed Forces detected several unmanned aerial vehicles in their airspace and proceeded to shoot them down. Prime Minister Donald Tusk then wrote about these events on his X account, stating that the devices belonged to the Russian Army. The Russian Ministry of Defense assured that during the massive attack by Russian troops against companies of the Ukrainian military-industrial complex, there was no intention to attack targets on Polish territory. "The maximum flight range of the Russian unmanned aerial vehicles used in the attack that allegedly crossed the border with Poland does not exceed 700 kilometers," the agency explained. "However, we are willing to consult with the Polish Ministry of Defense on this matter," they added. In this context, the Russian Foreign Ministry noted that the "concrete facts" referred to by the Defense Ministry "completely debunk the myths once again spread by Poland to further aggravate the Ukrainian crisis." By: RT
After being asked by a journalist if the U.S. would help those four countries "defend themselves against Russia" in the event that Moscow "continued to escalate," the U.S. president responded: "Yes, I would."
In addition, the leader indicated that he had been informed about Estonia's false accusations that Russian fighter jets violated its airspace this week, stating that he "doesn't like" this increase in tensions. Incident with EstoniaThe Estonian Prime Minister, Kristen Michal, accused three Russian MiG-31 fighter jets of violating Estonian airspace and asserted that his country requested consultations with NATO under Article 4, which states that "the Parties shall consult together whenever, in the opinion of any of them, the territorial integrity, political independence or security of any of the Parties is threatened". The Russian Ministry of Defense asserted that Russian fighter jets did not enter Estonian airspace, but rather flew in international airspace in strict compliance with international rules. "On September 19, three Russian MiG-31 fighter jets completed a scheduled flight from Karelia to an airfield in the Kaliningrad region. The flight was carried out in strict compliance with international airspace regulations and did not violate the borders of other states, as confirmed by objective monitoring," the agency stated. The drone incident On the morning of September 10, the Polish Armed Forces detected several unmanned aerial vehicles in their airspace and proceeded to shoot them down. Prime Minister Donald Tusk then wrote about these events on his X account, stating that the devices belonged to the Russian Army. The Russian Ministry of Defense assured that during the massive attack by Russian troops against companies of the Ukrainian military-industrial complex, there was no intention to attack targets on Polish territory. "The maximum flight range of the Russian unmanned aerial vehicles used in the attack that allegedly crossed the border with Poland does not exceed 700 kilometers," the agency explained. "However, we are willing to consult with the Polish Ministry of Defense on this matter," they added. In this context, the Russian Foreign Ministry noted that the "concrete facts" referred to by the Defense Ministry "completely debunk the myths once again spread by Poland to further aggravate the Ukrainian crisis." By: RT
